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Book 2, Part 2.1: Thersites Gets a Bad Rap

To Start From the Beginning Click HERE. To Read the Previous Post Click HERE. You can definitely see the #problemsofclass happening here. Thersites, we are told, is this ugly, misshapen, horrible person. And yet… He says something that is very similar to what Achilles said. He points out the problems of Agamemnon. However, because he is of a lower class he is not allowed to and, indeed, is…

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Once Upon a God

Once upon a time there was a god, born into a family of gods. He looked upon them and said, “No, I do not want you. I will go and find my own people.” The leader of the gods looked on his son with sadness and unease. “No, my son. You should stay with us, for alone your love for mankind will grow too heavy. Your blessings will become curses. Your love will turn cruel and obsessive. You will wish…

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Book 1, Part 1.2: Odysseus is Persuasive

To Start From the Beginning Click HERE. To Read Previous Post Click HERE. I am not sure if I will have a post up this Sunday because of room but… We shall see. If you enjoy Odysseus and Homer re-tellings GUESS WHAT? There is a collection of short stories coming out 17 October 2017 called A Sea of Sorrow. I’m excited for it. Feel free to check it out. I know one of the authors, and she’s pretty…

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Book 2, Part 1.1: Dreams and Lies and Troy Will Die

To Start from the Beginning Click HERE. To Read a Summation of Book 1 Click HERE. To Read Book 1, Part 5.2 Click HERE. There you have it! The beginning of Book 2! I should be able to finish this one up in three parts, but it may take four. I’m still planning stuff out. Also, Phoenix amuses me. He’s the one pretending to be an insect while Ideomeneus is just like, what? On Wednesday we will…

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Book 1 Recap Here is a quick recap of what has happened so far...

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Book 1, Part 5.2: Hera Never Pries

To Start From the Beginning Click HERE. To Read the Previous Post Click HERE. Sometimes Zeus can be so adorable and then other times… Although, I struggle with this part of the story because I can see both Hera and Zeus’ side of the story. Zeus is annoyed because Hera is trying to be involved in something that’s really none of her business and Hera is annoyed because Zeus is flirting with other…

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Book 1, Part 5.1: The Melodrama of Zeus

To Start from the Beginning Click HERE. To Read the Previous Post About Thetis Click HERE. To Read Book 1, Part 4.2 Click HERE. Oh no! What will happen next!? Find out on Wednesday 😉 ALSO: I never thought I would ever be saying this, but I think Zeus is becoming one of my favourite characters. He’s just so dramatic and over-the-top. BTW: In the first picture the person directly behind Zeus is…

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Thetis & Peleus: Not a Love Story

To Start from the Beginning Click HERE. To Read the Previous Post Click HERE. Yeah. So. The Greek world was not pro-consent. *insert evil look here* Also, Achilles is definitely the son of Peleus. Crying by the sea runs in the family, apparently. To read the full story (which I stole from Ovid) click HERE. This has been your extra post, and unless something weird happens, we shall return on…

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Book 1, Part 4.2: Odysseus Doesn't Get Lost

Book 1, Part 4.2: Odysseus Doesn’t Get Lost

To Start From the Beginning Click HERE. To Read Previous Post Click HERE. Yes, I am making fun of Odysseus… HOWEVER, I will say that I like Odysseus more in The Iliad than in The Odyssey. Also, poor Patroclus. Gotta’ give that dude props. He is a good friend and puts up with a whole lot of Achilles’ nonsense. Join us next week for the last of book one *GASP!* Yes, we will finish book one next…

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Book 1, Part 4.1: Achilles Cries to His Momma

To Start from the Beginning Click HERE. To Read the Previous Post Click HERE. Briareus is kind of disturbing, which just goes to show I should probably NOT come up with character designs late at night. Thetis is much sassier than I had originally thought she would be, which pleases me greatly. Achilles didn’t necessarily blackmail his mother, but I wouldn’t put it past him, especially with…

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Book 1, Part 3.2: A Problem With Obedience

To Start From the Beginning Click HERE. To Read the Previous Post Click HERE. One: I don’t know what happened to Briseis’ eyes – but her life is terrible. Two: I doubt Patroclus actually gave Briseis a knife, but I have my reasons for putting this in. Three: Talthybius and Eurybates were not on the character list (they aren’t very important and only show up like two more times). Talthybius shows…

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Book 1, Part 3.1: Nestor Advises to No Avail

To Start From the Beginning Click HERE To Read the Previous Post Click HERE No one ever listens to the smart people in epics. NO ONE. (It’s just as bad in Song of Roland, if memory serves correctly.) Also, poor Phoenix is having an identity crisis. NOTE: You probably are wondering who the Myrmidons are. Or. Maybe you aren’t. BUT IF YOU ARE: The Myrmidons were a group of warriors from Thessaly, in…

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A Note on Source Material

Before we get too much farther into this re-telling of The Iliad I would like to take a moment to talk about Sources. There are many, many, many translations of The Iliad. My understanding of ancient Greek languages is pretty basic, so I am not reading the original text. One day I will be able to do that – – but not this day. This means I have to trust a translator to help me along. The…

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Book 1, Part 2.2: Enter Athena

To Start from the Beginning Click Here To Read the Previous Comic (and to Find Out Why Achilles is Mad at Agamemnon) Click Here Achilles has some great insults I’ll have to keep in mind for the future… Also, there was something else, but I don’t remember. *ponders* Oh! If you want to see what real Hellenistic bronze age helmets look like, instead of whatever it is I put on Athena’s head, see this…

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Book 1, Part 2.1: The Sass of Achilles

Start at the beginning Previous Comic Next Week: Book 1, Part 2.2 It should be noted that Odysseus did NOT vote for Diomedes, he voted for himself, Indeed ALL of the Argives voted themself the Most Formidable Hero, except for Patroclus who voted for Achilles, thus winning him the vote. ALSO: if you want to read a similar story where a king yells at a prophet see 1 Kings 22. One day I will…

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Book 1, Part 1.2: A Plague Be Upon You!

In case you forget who the Argives are click HERE In case you missed our Previous Episode Book 1 Part 1.1: Prologue click HERE Next Week: Book 1, Part 2.1… The Sass of Achilles.

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Book 1: Prologue

Welcome to Book 1, Part 1 of Part 1! [I had to divide things up more than I thought I would so… It’s weird. Sorry.] I shall return on Wednesday with the next installment! It will be called: A Plague on All Your Houses! Or, something like that. I figured it out, and based on the progress I have made so far, averaging it all out, I should be done re-telling the Iliad in three years. Haha… We have a…

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