We're back, with our preantepenultimate episode on the Iliad! In Book 21, we get into the action. Achilles kills so many Trojans that the river Scamander protests the mess he is making. So Achilles fights the river, and nearly dies. Then there is a war between the gods; they lay it on without restraint. Meanwhile, Achilles kills two of Priam's sons, as he watches. And the Trojans are driven back into the gates of Troy. Join Brian, Shilo, and Jeff as they talk about what it might look like to fight a river, and wonder why Achilles cares about how his body looks after he dies. Is Achilles driven by justice in this book, or the noble, or both? Is excellence more visible in a contest between equals, or between unequals? And does Zeus enjoy the suffering of the gods because it makes them better?
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Ep. 80 Homer's "Iliad" Book 22
Ep. 78 Homer's "Iliad" Book 20
Ep. 77 Homer's "Iliad" Book 19
Ep. 76 Homer's "Iliad" Book 18
Ep. 75 Homer's "Iliad" Book 17
Ep. 74 Homer's "Iliad" Book 16
Ep. 73 Homer's "Iliad" Book 15
Ep. 72 Homer's "Iliad" Book 14
Ep. 71 Homer's "Iliad" Book 13
Ep. 70 Homer's "Iliad" Book 12
Ep. 69 Homer's "Iliad" Book 11
Ep. 68 Bonus Pod Q&A with Mr. Mark Eleveld's AP Literature Class at Kankakee High School
Ep. 67 Homer's "Iliad" Book 10
Ep. 66 Homer's "Iliad" Book 9
Ep. 65 Homer's "Iliad" Book 8
Ep. 64 Homer's "Iliad" Book 7
Ep. 63 Homer's "Iliad" Book 6
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