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		Notice: Reduced Opening Hours During the Semester Break During the semester break, the Chair of Classical Archaeology and the departmental library will operate with reduced opening hours: Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Please take these temporary opening hours into account when planning and working on your term papers, especially if you intend to use the departmental library.
		Epic Fails – Tragic Heroes, Antiheroes, and Ambivalent Figures When we think of ancient myths, the images that usually come to mind are those of radiant heroes and all-powerful gods. Yet a closer look reveals a far more complex and shadowy world: one populated by tragic figures, antiheroes, and monsters against their will. Many of these stories are, in fact, stories of different kinds of failure. The exhibition explores the great moments of such “epic fails” in three thematic sections: Hubris and self-inflicted downfall – when arrogance, overconfidence, or the pursuit of power paves the way to ruin. Loss of control and emotional extremes – when love, passion, hatred, or madness unleash their destructive force. Inescapable fate – when even the greatest heroes cannot evade the downfall destined for them. The Special Exhibition Epic Fails invites visitors to rediscover well-known myths as stories about transgression, defeat, and the ambivalence of heroism.