Posts Tagged ‘iliad’

Does The Iliad Deserve Reverence as Scripture Like The Bible?

Ten thousand years from now, when humanity has moved out among the stars, and an alien race discovers the Earth and explores it, can you imagine one of them coming across the Bible and reading it? Would he/she/it wonder, “Did these creatures believe these events really happened? Why was this so important to them?” The […]

Achilles’ Shield: What’s the Meaning of the Iliad’s Most Symbolic Object?

The Iliad is one of the most famous epic poems created by the Greek poet Homer and the piece recounts the last weeks of the Trojan War. In book 18 of the series, Homer writes about Achilles’ shield – this poem is one of the epic’s most famous portions. This part of the epic also provides one […]

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