Along with the Bible, the Illiad and Odyssey are
probably the most influencial literary works in history. They
shaped the Roman Empire(later yielding Virgil's Aeneid) and are
important in Alexander's conquests.
What about the historical basis for the epics?
By 1184 BCE, when Greek scholars dated the fall of Troy, Mycenae was in
shambles. The city that Heinrich Schleiman found was last used
around 1300 BCE. Obviously, the mythology and many of the
characters would be fictitious and serve to represent characteristics
of people.
On the contrary, it was found that the Hittites
identified the city as Wilusa, which could be a cognate of
Illium(another name for Troy, look up DiGamma). Also found was a
reference to an Alexandros which was another name for Paris.
However, the purpose of characters in the Homeric epics seems to be
solely symbolic anyway.
The traits and events in the epics could largely be
used for sports too. I think it is time for Renaissance men to
emerge again. Whites should study as well as train. If
whites learn about math,science, literature, and history perhaps they
will do better in sports becuase they will be smarter about
training.
Edited by: IceSpeed2
probably the most influencial literary works in history. They
shaped the Roman Empire(later yielding Virgil's Aeneid) and are
important in Alexander's conquests.
What about the historical basis for the epics?
By 1184 BCE, when Greek scholars dated the fall of Troy, Mycenae was in
shambles. The city that Heinrich Schleiman found was last used
around 1300 BCE. Obviously, the mythology and many of the
characters would be fictitious and serve to represent characteristics
of people.
On the contrary, it was found that the Hittites
identified the city as Wilusa, which could be a cognate of
Illium(another name for Troy, look up DiGamma). Also found was a
reference to an Alexandros which was another name for Paris.
However, the purpose of characters in the Homeric epics seems to be
solely symbolic anyway.
The traits and events in the epics could largely be
used for sports too. I think it is time for Renaissance men to
emerge again. Whites should study as well as train. If
whites learn about math,science, literature, and history perhaps they
will do better in sports becuase they will be smarter about
training.
Edited by: IceSpeed2