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Reading Homer in 2025: When men were men and gods were gods

“Come, men of Troy and Trojan women; look upon Hektor if ever before you were joyful when you saw him come back living from battle; for he was a joy to his city and all his people.”

It has been a long time since I read The Iliad. I think my last time was during my senior year of high school, and perhaps even when I was working on my undergraduate literature degree. I also don’t remember which

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	The New Guard Volume IX by Shanna McNair (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Scott Wolven (Consulting Editor), Julie Carpenter (Editorial Assistant) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Pathway (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 4) by Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), James Thibeault (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cascades and Currents (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 5) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Karen Vongchairueng, Evelyn O’Dea it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Reservoir (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 1) by Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Clare Kirkwood 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Wild Winds (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 6) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Skylar Winn, Olly Lefsyk 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mountains and Meditations (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 2) by Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ned Green, Jon Bishop 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices of the Valley (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 3) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dennis King 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wandering Roots (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 7) by Steven Michaels (Goodreads Author), Garrett Zecker (Goodreads Author) (editor), James Thibeault 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
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“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
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“Not a week after Annie put her foot in Mrs. Huffmaster's duff, the Captain upped and laid down the date.”
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"Oh, I favors 'em all," Pa said. "But I mostly like Hezekiel, Ahab, Trotter, and Pontiff the Emperor."
The Old Man frowned. "I don't recollect I have read those," he said.”
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