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Homer's Iliad, Books 1 and 2 | The New Thinkery Ep. 92

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The Will of Zeus, Book Two

Alex ata sing: Could you give us an over view of the text as a whole? You said it's just 51 days. I think a lot of you will probably know it, but you have, can you do with quickly? Let me read the first few lines, the first searis, let's do it. And a that'll sort of thing. But afterwards, patropus goes out to fight hector and is killed. The plot resumes, as you'd imagine. Now there's a lot of memorable episodes i'm leaving out here about the heroes. Achilles and zeus are deeply bound up with one another as a matter of epic tradition. He is going

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