Thread: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts: Let's talk about The Iliad
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Old 01-10-2012, 03:45 AM   #75
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No Harry, in answer to your questions I do not think they are either dire or the language flowery. I think they are very good translations.

For anyone interested in reading them, here are two good links for reading the lost epics fragments. Enjoy.

http://www.theoi.com/Text/EpicCycle.html

http://www.bartleby.com/241/
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