has anyone read The Odyssey / The Iliad?

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  • buddyjuf
    • Jul 2026

    #1

    has anyone read The Odyssey / The Iliad?

    and how did you like it?
    I am interested in mythology and such, interested in picking them up

  • sexyclicks
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    • Mar 2002
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    #2
    http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/

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    • MrIzzz
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      • Sep 2003
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      #3
      excellent fucking reads..........the basis for almost all adventure stories ever written


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      • buddyjuf

        #4
        Originally posted by sexyclicks
        http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/
        whoa thanx! but I'm really not an E-book type of guy

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        • merlin77
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          • May 2004
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          #5
          Definately pick em up, brilliant reading!
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          • sexyclicks
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            • Mar 2002
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            #6
            Originally posted by bdjuf
            whoa thanx! but I'm really not an E-book type of guy
            take it as a free preview

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            • buddyjuf

              #7
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              • DaLord
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                • Aug 2001
                • 3318

                #8
                Of course.

                But holy shit Wolfgang Petersen fucked up Troy big time...

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                • buddyjuf

                  #9
                  Originally posted by DaLord
                  Of course.

                  But holy shit Wolfgang Petersen fucked up Troy big time...
                  was alright
                  it wasn't "BRILLIANT" or "INSPIRING"

                  I just found it to be good
                  Hector's acting was fantastic IMO

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                  • DaLord
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                    • Aug 2001
                    • 3318

                    #10
                    Originally posted by bdjuf
                    was alright
                    it wasn't "BRILLIANT" or "INSPIRING"

                    I just found it to be good
                    Hector's acting was fantastic IMO
                    Eric Bana was fantastic as Hector. Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom should just stick to being prettyboys.

                    One of the very good things about LOTR was that they picked almost noname actors. They should have done the same with Troy. Their PR machine would still have pulled people in because it's a great story no matter what.

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                    • buddyjuf

                      #11
                      Originally posted by DaLord
                      Eric Bana was fantastic as Hector. Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom should just stick to being prettyboys.

                      One of the very good things about LOTR was that they picked almost noname actors. They should have done the same with Troy. Their PR machine would still have pulled people in because it's a great story no matter what.
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                      • Jamdin
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                        • Jan 2001
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                        #12
                        I have read both several years ago and enjoyed both. From what I have seen of the commercials and behind the scenes, Brad Pitt should be speared for being in Troy.

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                        • dougeetx
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                          • Apr 2002
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by MrIzzz
                          excellent fucking reads..........the basis for almost all adventure stories ever written
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                          • buddyjuf

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Jamdin
                            I have read both several years ago and enjoyed both. From what I have seen of the commercials and behind the scenes, Brad Pitt should be speared for being in Troy.
                            it's pretty obvious he's in it to attract the female audience
                            you see him half naked all movie long

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                            • mary34d
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                              • Aug 2003
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                              #15
                              i am a quarter greek and i love homer.....but dante is way better


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                              • Aly-Python
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                                #16
                                Excellent stories, but be prepared to be reading these 'EPICS' for a while! LOL..
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                                • buddyjuf

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Aly-Python
                                  Excellent stories, but be prepared to be reading these 'EPICS' for a while! LOL..
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                                  • brizzad
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                                    • Jul 2003
                                    • 11769

                                    #18
                                    very very great and interesting reads

                                    if you have a shitty attention span like me then i recommend some ginko before reading

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                                    • thatjen
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                                      • Apr 2003
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                                      #19
                                      I read "The Odyssey" in high school and hated it, but that's just me. I loved the cliffs notes though!!!!!

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                                      • EviLGuY
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                                        • Apr 2003
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                                        #20
                                        I read those both a long time ago.. I dont even hardly remember them. I should probably pick them up again.

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                                        • webmaster x
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                                          #21
                                          We have this book in High school, all about myth, but i don't know where they got the book, they just provided it for us.
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                                          • pimplink
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                                            • Jun 2001
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                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by DaLord
                                            Of course.

                                            But holy shit Wolfgang Petersen fucked up Troy big time...
                                            True.... shit was almost 90% NOT based on the book.

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                                            • Zoe_Zoebaboe
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                                              #23
                                              Im a big fan of Greek and Roman Mythology. Very good read!

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                                              • Elli
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                                                • Apr 2003
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                                                #24
                                                You can find the Penguin classics at any Chapters in the Literature section, usually even the bargain table. They are excellent reads. I have read the Odyssey twice now, and am in the process of tackling Aenais (sp?) for the first time, which is Virgil's smack in the face to Homer. (Those crazy Romans had to outdo everything Greek).

                                                DO read them. Then go read Dracula. I still can't believe noone has done a movie OF the original story, without changing it all to heck and back. Stoker's version is very scary and full of great characters. But that's a gripe for another thread... ;)
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                                                • irishfury
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                                                  • Aug 2003
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                                                  #25
                                                  Excellent books and if your into fantasy I recommend Chronicles Of Amber 10 book series by far my fav fantasy seriese ever....
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                                                  • Steve
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                                                    • Feb 2001
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                                                    #26
                                                    I have read that a few times. Fantastic.

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                                                    • Sigurd
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                                                      • Apr 2003
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                                                      #27
                                                      I read them in the original. It's amazing!!! Homer is the best and most interesting reading in Greece mythology.

                                                      Here are the first lines of The Illiad in Latin transcription:

                                                      Andra moy ennepe Mousa, polutropon hos mala polla
                                                      Planhe epei Troyes, Hieron ptoliethren eperse.

                                                      I knew first 10 lines earlier Don't remember nowadays.

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                                                      • Shoehorn!
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                                                        • Oct 2003
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by bdjuf
                                                        and how did you like it?
                                                        I am interested in mythology and such, interested in picking them up

                                                        I've read it a couple times, it's a fucking great read.

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                                                        • maxdaname
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                                                          • Oct 2003
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                                                          #29
                                                          I read "The Odyssey" in High School and I liked it alot. You really have to love mythology though!

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                                                          • pimplink
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                                                            #30
                                                            Mythology rocks, man!

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                                                            • baddog
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                                                              • Apr 2001
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                                                              #31
                                                              I read the Odyssey every couple of years, in an original translation . . . great story.

                                                              Have not read the Iliad in a while, although I should.

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                                                              • JDog
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                                                                • Feb 2003
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                                                                #32
                                                                I read parts in english, don't really remember much of it!

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                                                                • Theo
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Homer was most probably blind. I read both when i was in high school. I like mythology but I prefer ancient greek historians like Herodotus and Thucydides.

                                                                  The majority of ancient texts dissapeared through various events, but mostly with the burning of the library of Alexandria. It contained all the knowledge of the world researchers claim. Not only ancient greeks, but many ancient civilizations had both great knowledge and literature.

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                                                                  • Jill_J
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    yes, it`s great classic antique lmythology worth reading!

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                                                                    • XxXotic
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      definitely worth the read
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                                                                      • fudpuck
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        I read parts of it in college. I wasn't able to see the beauty in it. I might have just needed to read the rest of it instead of only taking notes.



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                                                                        • Klen
                                                                          • Aug 2006
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          I just expirienced it with playing age of mythology

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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Unless Homer Simpson is in it, I prolly didn't...



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                                                                            • baddog
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                                                                              • Apr 2001
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by KlenTelaris
                                                                              I just expirienced it with playing age of mythology
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                                                                              • tony299
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                                                                                • Aug 2002
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Kirk Douglas in Ulysses was a better movie.

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