Greek Literature

New Project: The Iliad According to NaomiRuth

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I have no idea how long such a thing will take, or even if I will be successful in attempting such a thing, but I am going to try! I have done character sketches for The Argives, so I merely have all of the Trojans, all of the Immortals, plus a couple of random other characters, to do. Which. You know. Should be easy. 0_0

ANYWAY. While you are waiting for me to post up the Argive characters feel free to go out and buy a copy of The Iliad [this post tells you about the copy I am using] or you can follow this link and read an online version for free.

UPDATE: Here are some links to important info:

Characters
Argives
Trojans
Immortals
And the Rest…

Background Info
Where the Mediterranean Are We?
Who the Heck is Homer?
Potentials for Miscommunication and Problems of Author Bias

“Agamemnon” and “Orestes” in Six Panels

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NOTE: Aeschylus was a playwright dude in Greece back in the long ago past. He is dead now. I am sorry to crush your dreams of one day meeting him, but that probably is not going to happen. Probably.

Aeschylus’ most popular trilogy is The Oresteia, which is about:

  1. a dude named Agamemon who killed his daughter, went away to Troy, and came back with a cuddle buddy, Cassandra (who is prophetic, thank Apollo, and no one believes anything she says and she spends a lot of her lines screaming “AIEE!”).
  2. a lady named Clytemnestra, who is married to Agamemnon, gets her own cuddle buddy, and kills Agamemnon for murdering her daughter (Iphigenia, who may or may not have been saved by Artemis).
  3. a young man named Orestes who kills his mother for killing his father and gets chased about by Furies for committing matricide before standing trial with Athena. Fun times.

To learn more about Aeschylus and to read a public domain translation of The Oresteia by Ian Johnston CLICK HERE.