Greek Epics XVI: Iliad Book 15, or It’s Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Epics, The Greeks

Just how is the war going? Not well. Well, unless you’re a Trojan…

Discussion Prompts
  1. What do you think about Ares in this book? Or Athena?
  2. Why is it unfair for Poseidon to help the Greeks but fair for Apollo to help the Trojans? Or is it not?
  3. Who is your current favorite character? Why?
  4. I didn’t talk about all of the “flash-forwards” in this book of the Iliad, but there are multiple. What does that tell us about Fate? What does this concept of Fate tell us about being human?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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