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If it’s all Greek to you, Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ may be worth a read

Though Homer’s “The Iliad” has become nearly synonymous with elite scholars, bards performed it in public and private, cementing its presence in ancient Greek culture. Passing through oral tradition ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek Parody of Homer’s Iliad Still Funny Today

The Batrachomyomachia (“The Battle of Frogs and Mice”) is the only surviving complete  ancient Greek epic parody of Homer's ...
BroadwayWorld

The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less at Mills-Pate Arts Center

Consider This Theatre Company invites you to the opening production of its 2024 season, The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less! Performances are February 9 – 11, 16 – ...
BroadwayWorld

The Iliad, the Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less at Racine Theatre Guild

Condensing all of Greek Mythology into a funny and updated play, this show is a highlight reel of all of the classic stories. Tragedy, love, and of course, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” take center ...
Greek Reporter

How Olive Oil Shaped Ancient Greek History, Mythology and Philosophy for 7,000 Years

Study reveals how olive oil shaped Greek mythology, daily life, and philosophy for 7,000 years, from ancient Crete to ...
JSTOR Daily

A Poetics of Competition in Conjugal Bedroom Conversation in the “Iliad”, the “Odyssey”, and the “Argonautica”

Both aggressive and non-aggressive strategies of competition pervade the poetics of the “Iliad”, the “Odyssey”, and the “Argonautica”, shaping the expression of narrator-ethos and implicit standards ...
WDBJ

HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: ‘’The Iliad, The Odyssey, and ALL of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less”

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Imagine portraying all of Greek Mythology in about an hour and a half. “In order to tell all of Greek mythology, we had to do a lot of work. And in order to get it in 99 minutes ...
NPR

The Sound Of Ancient Greek In 'The Iliad'

The classic Greek epic poem The Iliad attributed to Homer regales the listener with tales of the siege of ancient Troy. "The World According to Sound" podcast reads the poem how it was intended — ...
The Atlantic

Homer and the Scholars

WHEN a small boy, I was confronted with one of those questionnaires inquiring what personages of history I should most like to have met. I answered Homer, Christ, and Shakespeare. Not out of any ...
Physics World

The physics of classical poetry

A superficial knowledge of the Greek language – alpha particles, beta decay, gamma rays and so on all the way to Omega Centauri – is essential for any scientist. But Ricardo Mansilla, a mathematician ...
Loveland Reporter-Herald

Trivially Speaking: 1960s teens enjoyed a wave of beach movies

Let’s begin at the beginning with the first of the genre “Beach Party.” American International Pictures (AIP) made five ...
The Atlantic

The Closing Scenes of the Iliad

THE Greeks are still our teachers and unrivaled masters. Not, indeed, in the domain of spiritual or moral truth. Here modern men grasp firmly the essential verities toward which Plato even only darkly ...