This episode resumes where we last left Zeus, as he was taking a very deep nap upon Mt. Ida. The fighting is renewed and the hope for the Achaeans dwindling. The Trojans push the Achaeans back farther than ever before, and things are beginning to look dire. In this book I cover some interesting linguistic remnants in a description about Hera’s punishment, as well as how the final revealing of the plot of the story affects our enjoyment of it. Finally, I say a few words on the Iliad’s most unlucky hero, Melanippos, may he rest in peace x3.

Source used for this episode:

* Beckwith, M. C. (1998). The “Hanging of Hera” and the Meaning of Greek ἄκμων. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 98, 91–102. https://doi.org/10.2307/311338

* Lord, A. B. (2000). The singer of tales. Harvard University Press.

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