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Among the books I have returned to again and again throughout my life, seeking solace, wisdom, joy or self-understanding, Homer’s “Iliad” ranks very high. As with all enduring works of art ...

According to Schliemann, this type of clay goblet was mentioned in the first book of Homer’s Iliad, during an engagement between Hephaestus, the god of metalwork and volcanoes, and his mother ...

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