Rachel’s Reviews > The Iliad > Status Update

I don't know which is funnier: Achilles pissing off a river, or Hera boxing Artemis' ears.

I wish some goddess would point out to Achilles that both the prolonged war in general, and Patroclus' death in particular are the direct result of his actions.

Granted, I wished that the armies had a moment of clarity during a skirmish where they realize that the cause (or excuse?) of all of this war should have been resolved by single combat between Menaleus and Paris, instead of an international war.

Given all the help Poseidon gives the Greeks, no wonder he's pissed at Odysseus' attitude at the beginning of The Odyssey.

We don't talk about the fact that the Greeks had 2 guys named Ajax battling together during the Trojan War enough.

I'm so used to Odysseus overly cocky or totally wrecked in The Odyssey, so it's nice to see him being a clever and gutsy strategist.

Achilles continues to be a whiny bitch. Though I don't begrudge him being over 10 unprofitable years of war.

The war would have wrapped up a lot faster if Aphrodite hadn't whisked away Paris when he was getting his ass kicked by Menelaus in a fair fight.