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Hanne Eisenfeld is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Boston College. She specializes in the intersection of mythology, poetry, and religion in ancient Greece, emphasizing their interconnectedness with broader Mediterranean cultural contexts. Her research explores questions of human existence through ancient wisdom literature, particularly examining how Greek poetry engaged with religious and philosophical inquiries across the ancient Near East.
Her academic training culminated in a Ph.D., though specific details of her education are not provided. Courses she teaches include Classical Mythology, Dangerous Women in Classical Literature, and advanced Greek seminars focusing on Homer's Iliad and Euripides' Helen.
Her research interests span Greek poetry, religion, and comparative studies with the ancient Near East. Notable publications include Pindar and Greek Religion: Theologies of Mortality in the Victory Odes (2022) and articles on Heracles mythology, Persephone cults, and Mesopotamian-Greek religious parallels. Her work frequently bridges textual analysis with cultural and religious history.
Dr. Eisenfeld has been recognized with the Behrakis Assistant Professorship (2020–2023), a Fondation Hardt Research Fellowship (2017), and a Mini-Conference Award from Boston College (2018). Her current projects include a forthcoming essay on Iliad 20 and its treatment of epic temporality.
