The Iliad According to NaomiRuth

Here is a page that will include links to all of my #tiatnr posts. It will be updated bi-weekly.


::Informational::

Where the Mediterranean Are We?
Who the Heck is Homer?
Potentials for Miscommunication & Problems of Author Bias
A Note on Source Material

::Cast of Characters::

Who You Need to Know Part I: The Argives
Who You Need to Know Part II: The Trojans
Who You Need to Know Part III: The Immortals
Who You Need to Know Part IV: The Rest


::The Iliad::

Book 1

Book 1, Part 1.1: The Prologue
Book 1, Part 1.2: A Plague Be Upon You!
Book 1, Part 2.1: The Sass of Achilles
Book 1, Part 2.2: Enter Athena
Book 1, Part 3.1: Nestor Advises to No Avail
Book 1, Part 3.2: A Problem of Obedience
Book 1, Part 4.1: Achilles Cries to His Momma
Book 1, Part 4.2: Odysseus Doesn’t Get Lost
Book 1, Part 5.1: The Melodrama of Zeus
Book 1, Part 5.2: Hera Never Pries
Book 1: Recap

Thetis & Pelus: Not a Love Story

Book 2

Book 2, Part 1.1: Dream and Lies and Troy Will Die
Book 2, Part 1.2: Odysseus is Persuasive
Book 2, Part 2.1: Thersites Gets a Bad Rap
Book 2, Part 2.2: A Prophecy and a Prayer
Book 2, Part 3.1: Homer and Random Greek Dudes
Book 2, Part 3.2: Death Comes in the End…
Book 2: Recap

Book 3

Book 3, Part 1.1: Paris is a Coward
Book 3, Part 1.2: Hector Makes a Deal
Book 3, Part 2.1: Enter Helen
Book 3, Part 2.2: Preparing for the Duel
Book 3, Part 3.1: Aphrodite Intervenes
Book 3, Part 3.2: Sassy Helen is Sassy
Book 3: Recap

A “Scary” Story
Happy New Year

Book 4

Book 4, Part 1.1: Meanwhile in Olympos
Book 4, Part 1.2: A Fine Fool
Book 4, Part 2.1: Agamemnon and His Troops
Book 4, Part 2.2: Agamemnon is Annoying and Eris Awaits
Book 4, Part 3.1: First Blood
Book 4, Part 3.2: Revenge Pleases Eris
Book 4: Recap

Book 5

Book 5, Part 1.1: Diomedes Descends
Book 5, Part 1.2: The Death of Trojans
Book 5, Part 2.1: The Wounding of Diomedes
Book 5, Part 2.2: This Here Bow
Book 5, Part 3.1: The Death of Pandarus
Book 5, Part 3.2: Diomedes vs. Aeneas
Book 5, Part 4.1: The Melodrama of Aphrodite
Book 5, Part 4.2: Dione and a “Silly Little Girl”
Book 5, Part 5.1: Apollo and Sarpedon Assist the Trojans
Book 5, Part 5.2: Ares and the Lessons of War
Book 5, Part 6.1: Sarpedon vs. Tlepolemos
Book 5, Part 6.2: A Trip to Olympos
Book 5, Part 7.1: Athena and Diomedes
Book 5, Part 7.2: Oh, Ares

Hittite Prayers & Terror and Panic

Book 6

Book 6, Part 1.1: No Mercy
Book 6, Part 1.2: The Advice of Helenus
Book 6, Part 2.1: The Ancestry of Glaucus
Book 6, Part 2.2: Friends or Foes
Book 6, Part 3.1: Hector Within the City Walls
Book 6, Part 3.2: Hector Says Nothing
Book 6, Part 4.1: Blameless Woman, Poor Dear
Book 6, Part 4.2: Hector’s Response
Book 6, Part 5.1: Fate and Denied Blessings
Book 6, Part 5.2: Hector and Paris Chat

The Story of Laodike (According to Some Poets)
The Hurrian Tasmisu and The Hellenic Hermes: Brothers of Another… Er… Parent?
Eetion’s Burial

Book 7

Book 7, Part 1.1: The Plan of Apollo
Book 7, Part 1.2: Hector’s Challenge (coming Wednesday, 6 June 2018)
Book 7, Part 2.1 (coming Monday, 11 June 2018)
Book 7, Part 2.2 (coming Wednesday, 13 June 2018)