ΔΙΑΛΕΞΗ: Serial Killers in the Ancient World 

Debbie Felton (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), 6 Δεκεμβρίου, 18:00

                     Serial Killers in the Ancient World 

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Περίληψη: Did serial killers roam the ancient world? This talk reminds us that serial homicide is not unique to modern times. Many stories from Greek and Roman literature describe mutilation murders that will sound familiar to anyone who has heard about Ed Gein, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and other notorious murderers. This talk explores those stories to uncover human criminals and mythical monsters that demonstrate the characteristics of serial killers, such as the highway robbers confronted by the Greek hero Theseus; members of the Roman Imperial family; the Theban Sphinx; and many others.

Debbie Felton is Professor of Classics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she specializes in folklore in classical literature. Her books include Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity (1999), Monsters and Monarchs: Serial Killers in Classical Myth and History (2021) and several edited volumes, including A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in Antiquity (2021) and The Oxford Handbook of Monsters in Classical Myth (2024).