In this lecture, we review (a) the lost epics: "The Aethiopis" and "The Little Iliad" and move through (b) "The Sack of Ilium" and "The Returns". Specifically, we consider (a) the Trojan Horse, Sinon, and Laocoon, (b) the carnage at Troy the night it falls, and (c) the misbegotten ways home of the Achaian heroes.

* Aigisthos, not Orestes, kills Agamemnon!

In this lecture, we review (a) the lost epics: "The Aethiopis" and "The Little Iliad" and move through (b) "The Sack of Ilium" and "The Returns". Specifically, we consider (a) the Trojan Horse, Sinon, and Laocoon, (b) the carnage at Troy the night it falls, and (c) the misbegotten ways home of the Achaian heroes. * Aigisthos, not Orestes, kills Agamemnon!

The Time Between Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" Pt. 2

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The Time Between Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" Pt. 2