For a lot of people, reading “The Iliad,” an ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, would be a weeks or even months-long endeavor.

Seven years after the end of the war, when the rest of the kings of Greece had already returned, or their deaths had been confirmed, a number of suitors arrived at Odysseus’ home to try to force a ...

And here's where we can help – as these are the most voted for books, according to the book-lovers' website Goodreads. Readers have been voting for their top 10 books of all time and the results are ...

In Crito and Phaedo, Plato takes this alliance between Socrates and poetry further, attributing to Socrates direct acts of poetic composition in plays, hymns, and fables, conferring on him the title ...

Since 2016, Amazon allegedly maintained a lengthy, multi-step cancellation process it internally referred to as “Iliad Flow,” named after “Homer’s epic about the long, arduous Trojan War,” the ...

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Before The Life of a Showgirl was ever a glimmer in Taylor Swift’s eye, the singer peppered her music with references to classic literature. As early as 2006, Swift included ...

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

Daylen Lile hit an inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning that sent the Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 5-3 NEW YORK -- Daylen Lile hit an inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning that ...

State environmental regulators were peppered with questions from Indiana-area residents Wednesday concerned about the air pollution that will be emitted from a proposed 4.5-gigawatt, natural gas-fired ...

The Will County Board voted 12-7 to proceed with condemnation cases on land from Parker Road to Golden Oak Drive in Homer Glen so that 143rd Street can be widened, but Homer Glen and Homer Township ...

STANDISH – Donald “Homer” Hale Sawyer, 89, passed away on Sept. 14, 2025 after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure. … STANDISH – Donald “Homer” Hale Sawyer, 89, passed away on Sept. 14, ...