Herbert Golder
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Herbert Golder is a professor
Professor
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 of Classical Civilization at Boston University
Boston University
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. He has a Ph.D. in classical languages and literature from Yale University
Yale University
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.

His specialty is Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...

 and he has to his credit a number of books and films. He played Rabbi Edelmann in the Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog Stipetić , known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner...

 film Invincible
Invincible (2001 film)
Invincible is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. The film stars Tim Roth, Jouko Ahola, Anna Gourari, and Max Raabe. The film tells the story of a Jewish strongman in Germany...

, he was also an assistant director on that film.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245171/ and the cowriter of My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

In addition, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics.

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