Andreas Markantonatos
Andreas Markantonatos is a Professor of Greek in the Department of Philology at the University of the Peloponnese, Greece, internationally distinguished for his contributions to the study of Attic drama, narratology, and the intellectual history of Greek myth and religion. He is the author of numerous monographs, including Tragic Narrative: A Narratological Study of Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus at Colonus: Sophocles, Athens, and the World, and Euripides’ Alcestis: Narrative, Myth, and Religion, alongside a prolific body of articles and chapters exceeding 120 publications. He has edited several major reference works, such as Brill’s Companion to Sophocles and the two-volume Brill’s Companion to Euripides, and serves as editor or co-editor of several scholarly series, including PANTHEON of Ancient Greek Classics and SĒMATA: Contemporary Approaches to Ancient Greek Literature. Professor Markantonatos has held a range of prominent academic leadership roles, directing postgraduate courses in Ancient Greek Philology, Moral Philosophy, and Performing Arts, and founding the Centre for Ancient Rhetoric and Drama (CARD). His work has been duly acknowledged with significant distinctions, including the Great Prize of the Academy of Athens and major research grants.