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Episode 10: Homer's Gods (Homer's Iliad, Books 9-16)

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Odysseus Shot Me in the Foot

Odysseus fought desperately against all odds savagery. He was wounded though and when he was on his last legs, Ajax and Agamemnon came to his defense. Most of the main Greek characters of the Iliad were badly wounded and they fled back to their ships. Back at camp, in wise old Nestor's tent there was a healer who prepared a mighty brew - wine, barley and cheese. Petroclus could dress up as Achilles and lead Achilles's elite army into battle with the Trojans.

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