Both art forms encourage us, the listeners, to react, reflect and ultimately select with which speaker to side.

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Contrary to popular misconceptions, the basis of biblical religion and faith is Reason or “Logos” (John 1:1: see also Is.

There has been a long debate about wine-drinking in Troy, but new research shows how common the alcoholic drink was.

Epic of the Earth: Reading Homer’s Iliad in the Fight for a Dying World by Edith Hall sees the signs of environmental ...

with the translated versions of Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey being required reading for many students. These works are widely regarded as seminal in Western literature, and yet until recently, ...

doesn’t back down and spears Aphrodite’s wrist. Homer explains in Book 5 of the Iliad: ”…and forth flowed the goddess’ immortal blood, ichor, such as flows in the blessed gods; for they eat no bread, ...

These tombs bear testament to the region’s rich history and once-thriving population. A description of a boar’s tusk helmet appears in book ten of Homer’s Iliad, as Odysseus is armed for a night raid ...