Dominic Laverick

Thesis title: Aeschylus and the Mysteries: Eleusis, Orphism and the Oresteia

Biography

Background

I took my MA (Hons) from Edinburgh (2017-21) before venturing over to Glasgow for my MRes (2021-22). I have now returned to Edinburgh for my PhD (2023-) which is generously funded by an HCA Doctoral Scholarship. 

Research summary

My research, 'Aeschylus and the Mysteries: Orphism, Eleusis, and the Oresteia', will explore connexions between Aeschylean tragedy and contemporary mystery cults.

Conference details

09-03-2024 ‘Penelope’s tears (Od. 19.541-3)’ Classics Postgraduate Research Seminar, University of Edinburgh.

01-08-2024 ‘Dreams are Down: Dream metaphors in Homer, tragedy, and ritual’ Winged Words: Comparative and Historical Approaches to Conceptual Metaphors, Universiteit Leiden.

06-12-2024 ‘Aeschylus and the mysteries’ Classics Postgraduate Research Seminar, University of Edinburgh.

21-02-2025 ‘Ψυχαγωγία, ψυχαγωγοί and the ψυχομαντεῖον’ Classics Postgraduate Research Seminar, University of Edinburgh.

19-09-2025 ‘κοὐ μαϑοῦσι λήϑομαι: Orphism and the Oresteia’ Classics Postgraduate Research Seminar, University of Edinburgh.

Laverick, D. (2026), 'Vergil, the mysteries, and the Gates of Dreams' The Classical World 119(2).

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