Riley Baker’s Reviews > The Iliad > Status Update

Everyone is insulting Paris Greeks and Trojans alike

Agamemnon’s spear wound being compared to labor pangs was not on my bingo card

Achilles is lowkey so funny

I really recommend listening to this in an audiobook format. It enhances the experience a lot as it was originally meant to be experienced that way.

Also it’s funny when they all argue with each other.

Ares: why does Athena get praised for killing mortals but I get scorned?

Zeus: Because I hate you and if you weren’t my child I would have kicked you out of Olympus.

Meanwhile:

Achilles: MOMMMM people are being mean to me!!!!! *starts sobbing*

Love how every explanation of a god is like they were mad at their wife-sister-cousin so they wanted to destroy a city

Reading the translator notes first, cool info