Articles related to "Iliad"
Christopher Logue's War Music
Poet Christopher Logue, who doesn't speak Ancient Greek, has produced a radical new poem based on The Iliad with the help of Homeric scholar Donald Carne-Ross.
• christopher logue • war music • the iliad • homer • poetic translation
Poet Christopher Logue, who doesn't speak Ancient Greek, has produced a radical new poem based on The Iliad with the help of Homeric scholar Donald Carne-Ross.
• christopher logue • war music • the iliad • homer • poetic translation
Sumerian Invention and Innovation
The Sumerians spent a great deal of time developing many innovations that would forever change the course of civilization.
• sumerians • cuneiform • gilgamesh • odyssey • iliad
The Sumerians spent a great deal of time developing many innovations that would forever change the course of civilization.
• sumerians • cuneiform • gilgamesh • odyssey • iliad
Hero? My Eye! An Honest Look at Achilles
An examination of the anti-hero Achilles, from Homer's epic <i>The Iliad</i>
• homer • iliad • odyssey • hector • achilles
An examination of the anti-hero Achilles, from Homer's epic <i>The Iliad</i>
• homer • iliad • odyssey • hector • achilles
Homer's Epics
Homer's epics stand as the foundation of Western literature, including American Poetry.
• homer • odyssey • iliad • poetry • literature
Homer's epics stand as the foundation of Western literature, including American Poetry.
• homer • odyssey • iliad • poetry • literature
The Odyssey: Adventure Story or Coded Message?
Part 2 of a review of Iman Wilkens's book Where Troy Once Stood. In this part, Wilkens asserts that Homer's Odyssey was a set of sailing directions, not the story of a famous adventurer.
• odyssey • iliad • trojan war • ancient british history
Part 2 of a review of Iman Wilkens's book Where Troy Once Stood. In this part, Wilkens asserts that Homer's Odyssey was a set of sailing directions, not the story of a famous adventurer.
• odyssey • iliad • trojan war • ancient british history
The Chimera, Then and Now
One finds it truly difficult to escape references to ancient Greek myths in modern popular culture. The Chimera is an interesting example of this phenomenon.
• the chimera • greek mythology • greek mythology in popular culture • modern greek mythology references • the iliad
One finds it truly difficult to escape references to ancient Greek myths in modern popular culture. The Chimera is an interesting example of this phenomenon.
• the chimera • greek mythology • greek mythology in popular culture • modern greek mythology references • the iliad
Veda Vyasa and the Mahabharata
Veda Vyasa was the biological father of the brothers whose children fought against each other in the Great War. Later Vyasa dictated the epic to Ganesh.
• krishna dwaipayana • veda vyasa • mahabharata • satyavati • shantanu
Veda Vyasa was the biological father of the brothers whose children fought against each other in the Great War. Later Vyasa dictated the epic to Ganesh.
• krishna dwaipayana • veda vyasa • mahabharata • satyavati • shantanu
Helen of Troy - Part 3
Paris and Helen fall in love - and the consequences.
• helen of troy • the iliad • homer • menelaus • hera
Paris and Helen fall in love - and the consequences.
• helen of troy • the iliad • homer • menelaus • hera
Sniffing out Homer
Introduction to a series of articles on Homer, his life and times and many centuries later.
• ancient greece • homer • troy • heinrich schliemann • ancient history
Introduction to a series of articles on Homer, his life and times and many centuries later.
• ancient greece • homer • troy • heinrich schliemann • ancient history
The Other Way 'Round
J.R.R. Tolkien learned about philology and mythology through the study of Greek literature. What does Middle-earth owe to his lifelong interest in the Classics? How did he bring classical and medieval literature and poetry together to create a modern literary tradition which he so uniquely defines?
• beowulf • the fall of troy • the iliad • the epic cycle • homer
J.R.R. Tolkien learned about philology and mythology through the study of Greek literature. What does Middle-earth owe to his lifelong interest in the Classics? How did he bring classical and medieval literature and poetry together to create a modern literary tradition which he so uniquely defines?
• beowulf • the fall of troy • the iliad • the epic cycle • homer
Ancient Greek Heroes
Greek heroes were a fascinating lot. Here are a few of the more important ones.
• ancient greece • ancient greek heroes • greek heroes • greek mythology • herakles
Greek heroes were a fascinating lot. Here are a few of the more important ones.
• ancient greece • ancient greek heroes • greek heroes • greek mythology • herakles
The Itihasas and the Puranas
The Itihasas and the Puranas are full of stirring mythological narratives of avatars of the Supreme Being.
• scriptures • epic period • itihasas • puranas • vedas
The Itihasas and the Puranas are full of stirring mythological narratives of avatars of the Supreme Being.
• scriptures • epic period • itihasas • puranas • vedas
A Personal Essay on Ancient Greece
A personal look at what made Ancient Greece a great civilization.
• homer • iliad • pythagoras • euclid • thucydides
A personal look at what made Ancient Greece a great civilization.
• homer • iliad • pythagoras • euclid • thucydides
Beware of Greeks.....
Did the Trojan War begin over the beauty of a woman? Was there a "Trojan War" at all? Find out what's been discovered about the real Troy, and why battles raged over 3,000 years ago.
• troy • trojan horse • wooden horse • helen • paris
Did the Trojan War begin over the beauty of a woman? Was there a "Trojan War" at all? Find out what's been discovered about the real Troy, and why battles raged over 3,000 years ago.
• troy • trojan horse • wooden horse • helen • paris
Tolkien's Time Machine: When Literary Worlds Collide
Most readers agree that The Lord of the Rings is a unique book. And though J.R.R. Tolkien is credited with helping launch the modern fantasy literary genre, there are no other books which approach LoTR in quality and perfection. Why? Could it be that Tolkien was pursuing a goal which no one else has yet attempted?
• the lord of the rings • j.r.r. tolkien • middle-earth • medieval romand • heroic romance
Most readers agree that The Lord of the Rings is a unique book. And though J.R.R. Tolkien is credited with helping launch the modern fantasy literary genre, there are no other books which approach LoTR in quality and perfection. Why? Could it be that Tolkien was pursuing a goal which no one else has yet attempted?
• the lord of the rings • j.r.r. tolkien • middle-earth • medieval romand • heroic romance