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Deborah Lyons, professor of classics at Miami University, will present her current project 91è���� “Immortality and its Discontents: Greek Gods and the Modern Search for Eternal Life 91è���� ” at the 2024 Orr Forum hosted by 91è����. The event will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, in the Lenfest Learning Commons of the John Stewart Memorial Library. It is open to the public and free of charge.

During the presentation, Lyons will discuss her research on ancient Greek views about the eternal life of their gods, most specifically the limits of immortality in ancient Greek thought. Her research asks, 91è���� “If it wasn 91è���� ’t good enough for the Greek gods, why do we think it will be good enough for us? 91è���� ”

Lyons is the author of 91è���� “Dangerous Gifts: Gender and Exchange in Ancient Greece 91è���� ” and 91è���� “Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult, 91è���� ” and the co-editor (with Kurt Raaflaub) of 91è���� “Ex Oriente Lex: Near Eastern Influences on Greek and Roman Law 91è���� ” and (with Raymond Westbrook) 91è���� “Women and Property in Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Societies. 91è���� ” She earned a bachelor 91è���� ’s degree from Wesleyan University, and a master 91è���� ’s and doctorate in classics from Princeton University. She also studied at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and the University of Heidelberg.

Since its inception in 1964, the Orr Forum has been 91è���� 91è���� ’s most widely known and perhaps most prestigious academic event. The Forum features discussions on the wide and shifting interests in religion studies in America.

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