Elijah Kolenda’s Reviews > The Iliad > Status Update

I am aware that The Iliad is known for it poetic depth and the amount of layers that can be peeled back and studied. A thorough read like that is not my aim in this current read-through, but just from a casual readers vantage point, I feel very strongly that this book is describing to me the various forms of masculinity, and what it can consistently look like in jts most honest forms.

“The man who wants to make his mark in war must stand his ground and brace for all he’s worth — suffer his wounds or wound his man to death.”
- Odysseus

Man I love this book