read the iliad and the odyssey

I just finished the class and we had to read them both. I never would of on my own but I am glad I did. They are very good!

The Odyssey really helped me thru some hard times.

Both books helped me realize that even the greatest heroes in history have their setbacks. Things that cause them great pain.

But they get past it. The go on to fight another day and win.

ALSO, the great epic lesson of the Odyssey is that you may set out on this great trip to find your treasure.

You might not find the treasure that you were looking for, but if you really put your heart into it, you may find a treasure that TRULY is better than what you thought you were looking for.

The story has endured for millenium because the basic premise is very true. And it’s more true today than ever before.

:D

I have found fortune greater than I ever expected, financially, in love and in personal fulfillment—a fortune much greater than those meager hopes I went searching for 10 years ago.

I’ve been meaning to read Homer for the longest time.
Been a bit too caught up with trivialities.
I’ve got a present for you that I’d bookmarked for a rainy day.

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/h#a705

Here are a few translations. I was going to start with Alexander Pope first. As I’ve tried other translations for the popular market that didn’t hold my interest (bland language).

The Gutenberg Library rocks! I’m going to scope out Questia.com as well.

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Reading The Iliad took some time. I restricted myself to one chapter a day, it’s a very intense book, I needed time to digest it, think it over. The Odyssey is easier, less battle, more story. Both are great, and I got to the end of The Odyssey and I wanted more.

yes, ahem, I haven’t read the Iliad, but I’ve read the Odyssey, and I can’t take my gloating “I’ve done this” label off 43 things without deleting the comment which points out to me very kindly that I’ve not actually done it!
so,
I’ve decided to put up a new goal which is to read the Iliad and the Odyssey, first of all I’ve got to find the books . . . the Iliad is on the top shelf, not sure where Odysseus is hiding out, but I’ve got to get through Troy before I get onto him and Athena with the shining eyes.