#1653
Mentioned in 19 episodes

Odyssey

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Mentioned in 19 episodes

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Charlotte Higgins
alongside the Iliad, noting Virgil's Aeneid is almost in competition with these epics.
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How Greece Shaped Rome with Mary Beard
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Leo Mirani
when comparing the length of the Mahabharata to other epics.
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Below Delhi, the search for India's mythical past
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Victor Davis Hanson
, alongside The Iliad, as one of two surviving poems from a bard class.
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Zeldin’s Drive to Deregulate and the Iliad’s Relevance Today
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Ryan Holiday
as one of the books Marcus Aurelius read.
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This Doesn’t Change But You Do | The Daily Routine That Built Marcus Aurelius
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Russ Roberts
in relation to his appreciation for the Odyssey and John Stuart Mill's early exposure to Greek.
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Kieran Setiya on Midlife
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Deacon Harrison Garlick
in comparison to Hesiod, highlighting their similarities and differences in style and approach to mythology.
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A Discussion on Hesiod's Theogony
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Daoud Tyler-Ameen
as her own solo opus, following her appearance on another artist's album, Endlessness.
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New Music Friday: The best albums out Sept. 20
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Jonathan Silver
as one of Homer's epic poems about Odysseus' long journey home.
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Ido Hevroni on Teaching Homer in Wartime
Mentioned by the speaker as a well-known epic poem, compared to the Shahnameh, which is less known.
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Culture | Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Part 1
Mentioned by Jacob Alley as a book that has survived throughout the ages and is still read today.
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Ep. 282 - How to Use The Great Ideas in Your Commonplace Books w/Dr. Jacob Allee
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Philip Hardie
as a comparison to Aeneas' journey to the underworld.
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The Aeneid
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Mitchell Rocklin
as the sequel to the Iliad, focusing on Odysseus's journey home.
The Iliad II: An Epic for the Ages
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)
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Dan Snow
when discussing the time Athens began to take shape.
The Acropolis
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Erik Rostad
as one of the books he is currently reading in July, about the Odyssey and his relationship with his father.
#256 - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Mentioned by Edith Hall as the core of the entire curriculum for every single ancient schoolboy.
Alexandria: The Library
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Leo Mirani
when comparing the length of the Mahabharata to other epics.
Below Delhi, the search for India's mythical past
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Jeffery Rosen
, referring to the translations by Addison and Dryden.
How the Classics Inspired America's Founders
Mentioned as part of the epic cycle of poetry along with the Iliad.
Cassandra: Prophet Of The Modern World?
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Breej Burke
in relation to different conceptions of Nyx and her role in Greek mythology.
Nyx and Night Goddesses

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