#1212

Mentioned in 29 episodes

Iliad

Book • 2010

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

Ellie Mackin-Roberts

Jonathan Silver

Daniele Bolelli

Charlotte Higgins

Deacon Harrison Garlick

Mentioned in 29 episodes

Mentioned by

Dan Carlin

as a key influence on Alexander the Great, who viewed Achilles as a hero.

Show 73 - Mania for Subjugation III

Mentioned when comparing Papua New Guinea war strategy to the two big masses in the book.

#2433 - James McCann

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

as the great poet whose work casts a shadow over other accounts of the Trojan War.

Mentioned by

Charlotte Higgins

alongside the Odyssey, noting Virgil's Aeneid is almost in competition with these epics.

How Greece Shaped Rome with Mary Beard

Mentioned by

Leo Mirani

when comparing the length of the Mahabharata to other epics.

Below Delhi, the search for India's mythical past

David Pizarro

mentions this text and its influence on storytelling.

Episode 321: The Journey Begins (Plus Blind Ranking Philosophers)

Mentioned by

Ellie Mackin-Roberts

as a source where Hera plays a huge role as a protagonist on the side of the Greeks.

Hera: Queen of the Gods

Mentioned by

Jack Fowler

in relation to a piece discussing its impact on modern warriors.

Zeldin’s Drive to Deregulate and the Iliad’s Relevance Today

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

in comparison to Hesiod, highlighting their similarities and differences in style and approach to mythology.

A Discussion on Hesiod's Theogony

Mentioned by Jacob Alley as a book that has survived throughout the ages and is still read today.

Ep. 282 - How to Use The Great Ideas in Your Commonplace Books w/Dr. Jacob Allee

Mentioned by

Razib Khan

while reflecting on its themes of horror and violence.

Coltan Scrivner: the evolution and psychology of horror

Mentioned by

Jonathan Silver

as one of Homer's epic poems of the Trojan War.

Ido Hevroni on Teaching Homer in Wartime

Mentioned to highlight Alexander's complex relationship with Greek culture and warfare.

Alexander the Great with Patrick Wyman

Mentioned by

Natalie Haynes

as one of the authors who describes Hera as the foster daughter of Tethys and Oceanus.

Mentioned by the speaker as a well-known epic poem in Western culture, in comparison to the Shahnameh.

Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 1

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

in reference to his translation of the Iliad.

Iliad: Book 1 | The Rage of Achilles

Mentioned by

Jozef Frucek

as a must-know literature about great heroes like Achilles.

Jozef Frucek Interview 1

Mentioned by

Edith Hall

regarding Aeneas' role in the Iliad.

Mentioned by Michael Cosmopoulos when talking about the tradition that Homer composed it in the 8th century.

Michael B. Cosmopoulos, "The World of Homer: Archaeology, Social Memory, and the Emergence of Greek Epic Poetry" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Mentioned by

Daniele Bolelli

when discussing the friendship between Achilles and Patroclus.

[RERUN] EPISODE 81: The Other 300 (Part 1)

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