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Tag: Richmond Lattimore

The Iliad and the Odyssey

Posted on June 26, 2013 by JL Admin

Both the Iliad and the Odyssey remain the oldest known literary works in Western Civilization.  Written around eighth century B.C. the Iliad is an epic poem totaling 16000 lines.  Its central theme is warfare in ancient Greece, especially those waged by King Agememnon and his rivals.  It also has several references to the Trojan War. …

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