#2418

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Iliad

Book • 2010

Author

Homer

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

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

74 snips

6. Troy

Mentioned by

Leo Mirani

when comparing the length of the Mahabharata to other epics.

54 snips

Below Delhi, the search for India's mythical past

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

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

26 snips

A Discussion on Hesiod's Theogony

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

in reference to his translation of the Iliad.

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Iliad: Book 1 | The Rage of Achilles

Mentioned by

Edith Hall

regarding Aeneas' role in the Iliad.

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The Aeneid

Mentioned when discussing oaths in the Greco-Roman world.

443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths

Mentioned by Edith Hall as the core of the entire curriculum for every single ancient schoolboy.

Alexandria: The Library

Mentioned by

Leo Mirani

when comparing the length of the Mahabharata to other epics.

Below Delhi, the search for India's mythical past

Mentioned by

Jeffery Rosen

, referring to the translations by Addison and Dryden.

How the Classics Inspired America's Founders

Mentioned by

Dirk Jongkind

as already a scholarly endeavor in Alexandria in the first century BC.

S5E4: How did the early church handle differences between manuscripts?

Mentioned by

Charlotte Gregory

as an ancient text for finding evidence of Achilles and Patroclus' relationship.

RE-AIR: Conversations: So Are They Cousins Or Not?! The Love of Achilles & Patroclus w/ Charlotte Gregory

Mentioned by

Tom Lee

as the origin of the word Iliad, which comes from the older name of Troy: Ilium.

12 - "Rosie, You're All Right"

Mentioned as a central text, with students reading 30 lines a day and memorizing the epic.

HoP 311 - The Elements of Style - Rhetoric in Byzantium

Mentioned in the context of Anna Komnena citing it more than the Bible.

HoP 312 - Past Masters - Byzantine Historiography

Mentioned by

Charlotte Higgins

in relation to the Iliad and the shield of Achilles.

Myth and Legend Reimagined: Charlotte Higgins and Dr Amy Jeffs in conversation

Mentioned by

Erik Rostad

in the context of Greek tragedies.

#255 - The Library of Ancient Wisdom by Selena Wisnom

Mentioned by

Beejay Silcox

in the context of

Helen Garner

's use of epic language when discussing football.

Helen Garner on footy, boys, and growing old

Mentioned by

Deacon Harrison Garlick

and

Thomas Lackey

in the context of comparing Homer's works to Aeschylus' Oresteia and discussing the evolution of justice.

Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part Two

Mentioned by

Morteza Hajizadeh

in the context of contemporary authors reinterpreting classics.

Tabish Khair, "Literature Against Fundamentalism" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Mentioned by Stelios as the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, two epic poems that are central to ancient Greek literature and mythology.

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