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dis_aeternitas 's review for:
The Iliad
by Homer
This book is so crucial to Greek (archaic) literature, and almost seems a joke to have to claimed to have been read by just so many people without seeing it's importance. Aside from the daunting idea that this story was originally passed by word, and to attribute so many names to honor in the culture, this story does hold other powerful traits in subject-matter of the story.
I need to have a shout-out to The Illiad for having contained one of the first instances of romantic dialogue between characters shared. This book is an amazing example of personification of the human psyche by utilization of the Gods of the culture. And lest not us forget my favorite Greek term até, by which Athena forced Agamemnon's poor choices leading to 'temporary insanity'.
Though if you're reading it, please have no shame skipping a few sections in which they list the various vessels into the war-zone to attribute to family names, etc.
I need to have a shout-out to The Illiad for having contained one of the first instances of romantic dialogue between characters shared. This book is an amazing example of personification of the human psyche by utilization of the Gods of the culture. And lest not us forget my favorite Greek term até, by which Athena forced Agamemnon's poor choices leading to 'temporary insanity'.
Though if you're reading it, please have no shame skipping a few sections in which they list the various vessels into the war-zone to attribute to family names, etc.