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

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber hit his 50th home run of the season in the 7th inning of his team's 9-3 win against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. It was the 334th ...

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

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 ...

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Before The Life of a Showgirl was ever a glimmer in Taylor Swift’s eye, the singer peppered her ...

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 ...

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, ...

Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season on Wednesday night in an 8-1 win against the Chicago White Sox (box score), helping New York tie the Toronto Blue Jays atop the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The impossible happened: The Mets rallied in the ninth inning. Then came the predictable in this maddening season: They still lost. One moment, a sold-out Citi Field crowd of 43,412 was rocking. The ...