January 31st 2008:
Mythic Roots and Modern Culture
Sandy DUNLOP
The power of ancient stories is in our media today. Author of 'Business Heroes'
www.alexanderdunlop.ie
6th February 2008:
Minoan Crete - Palaces, Religion and Peak Sancturies
Dr. Alan PEATFIELD
of University College Dublin (Dept. of Archaeology)
Dr. Peatfield has done extensive research & publication on Bronze Age Greece
21st February 2008:
The Irish Mythological Landscape and Tara
Mary MacKENNA
Earliest monumental landscapes have been overlaid with tales of warriors, gods, kings and the otherworld
6th March 2008:
The Land As Holy Ground
Nuala AHERN
Environmentalist and former Green MEP, Nuala traces this theme in Irish and European myth
www.nualaahern.com
3rd April 2008:
Irelands Ancient Astronomers
Anthony MURPHY & Richard MOORE
An astronomer and an artist, authors of ‘Island of the Setting Sun’
www.mythicalireland.com
17th April 2008:
Dawn of the Greek Gods
Maura DUNNE
Hesiod’s Origin tales
Ideas in early Greek texts reflect the human condition & influenced Western Culture
24th April 2008:
The Children of Lir
Ellen O'MALLEY-DUNLOP
Founder of the annual Bard Mythology Summer School, Clare Island Co. Mayo,
www.bard.ie
15th May 2008:
Memorable Myths in Plato’s Dialogues
David HORAN
Use of mythic imagery in Greek philosophy illustrates the enduring relevance of the wisdom of Socrates
David is currently preparing new translations of the Dialogues of Plato
