Bernard Knox

Iliad expert Bernard Knox discusses Book 4, where Zeus instigates conflict by manipulating Athena to break the truce. The podcast explores divine influences, personal narratives in warfare, and the gods' capricious nature. It delves into Athena's manipulation of Pandarus, Hector's absence, and Agamemnon's troop marshaling. The chapter ends with a foreshadowing of Troy needing to reverse the tide of the battle in Book 5.