Status Updates From The Iliad of Homer, Transla...

“Among men, he was a god. He was not like the son of some mere mortal, but of a god. Those sons were killed by Ares, and only trash is left—you tricksters, dancers, superb at tapping rhythms with your feet, thieves of your neighbors’ lambs and baby goats.”

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‘“I tell you, friends, though you already know it, the deathless gods still favor older men. Ajax is just a little bit my senior. But this man here is from a bygone era, the older generation, and they say that he is on the edge of elderly. Yet it is difficult for any Greek to beat him in a race, except Achilles.”’

Welp that's what I get for crushing on Matt Damon's Odysseus 👁️👄👁️

‘“This is outrageous! The goddess tripped me up! She always stands beside Odysseus and gives him help as if she were his mother!”’

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“And when they were about to win the prize, Ajax slipped over as he ran—Athena had tripped him up. He tumbled in the dung from all the bellowing bulls Achilles slaughtered. The cattle dung filled up his mouth and nostrils. So then resilient Odysseus received the mixing bowl—he came in first.”

For a mixing bowl???

“Patroclus had nine dogs that shared his table. Achilles cut the throats of two of them and threw them on the pyre.”

They sure love killing dogs in Ancient Greece huh 😐😐😐😐