8 am Time for a little reflection.

What have I done so far, and what should I do next?

The primary purpose behind this "hour a day" learning activity is to set aside a small amount of time to pursue some personal learning that is not directly related to the regular activities of my professional life, although I recognize that all learning is intertwined.

What have I done so far? I have completed the reading of the The Odyssey.

The main choice for me now is whether I want to do some additional reading of secondary sources about Homer, or some additional reading about early Greek history, or do I want to begin reading another book? And if the latter, what book?

My inclination is to spend a little more time with Greek literature. This may lead to some studying of Greek history, or it may not. Now what? What book should I select next? Ovid's Metamorpheses has come up a number of times. Another reason for picking Ovid is that apparently Dante makes liberal use of the gods in his Divine Comedy, which I plan to read shortly. It provides (I think) stories about many of the early Greek myths and gods. Alternatively, I could select another "story" by another author I recognize.

Let's have a quick look at the Great Books Index web site that I found. Names like Aeschylus, Archimedes, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Euclid, Euripides, Herodotus, Sophocles and Thucydides are all available. Interestingly, Ovid is not on the list. For very weak reasons, I seem to recall that Aeschylus, Aristophanes and Sophocles as all being known for their literature. I will check the Great Books Indiex web site and see if I recognize any of the titles.

Aeschylus wrote Prometheus Bound and Agamemnon.
Aristophanes wrote The Clouds and The Birds
Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone.

It is amazing what I have not read! So far I can only admit to The Illiad and The Odyssey, both by Homer and the Oresteia by Aeschylus. No Greek history other than a brief unit in Grade 10 more than 30 years ago. I am a novice here. Perhaps tourist is a better term!

In looking at the web site for The Clouds by Aristophanes I find a link to a map of ancient Greece. I quickly locate Ithica!

The web is amazing!!! I now know, and am not likely to forget, where Ithica is. I learned this today.

This site is all part of the Perseus Project at Tufts university. Tufts also host the StarLogo site!

I will try "reading" The Clouds" tomorrow. This will also be my first attempt at reading from a web site.