Greek Epics XI: Iliad Book 10, or Who’s Up for a Night Raid?

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Epics, The Greeks

This is one of the shorter books in the Iliad. But it’s rather bloody for its length…

Discussion Prompts
  1. Was Homer bad at math?  Why or why not?
  2. Do Dolon’s actions meet the heroic code?  Why or why not?
  3. How might this book have been different if Athena had taken the night off?
  4. What do you think about Diomedes?  Or Odysseus?

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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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