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Ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｍｙ ｓｏｐｈｏｍｏｒｅ ｙｅａｒ ｏｆ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ, Ｉ ｇｏｔ ｔｏ ａｔｔｅｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ ｅｎｄ-ｏｆ-ｙｅａｒ ｐａｒｔｙ, ｗｈｅｒｅ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｂｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｅｑｕｉｌａ, ｌｉｍｅ, ｓａｌｔ, ａｎｄ ｏｕｔｒａｇｅｏｕｓ ｄｒｕｎｋｅｎｎｅｓｓ. Ｉ ｈａｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｅｎ ｏｒ ｅｌｅｖｅｎ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｆｅｌｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｏｎｅ. Ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｕｒｔｅｅｎｔｈ, Ｉ ｗａｓ ｓｈｏｕｔｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｏｐ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｌｕｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ, ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｔａｒｔ ａ ｍａｊｏｒ ｉｎ Ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｉｎ Ｓｅｐｔｅｍｂｅｒ. Ａｎｄ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ 1970ｓ, Ｉ ｄｒｏｖｅ ｈｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒｔｙ (ｗｉｔｈ ｍｙ ｈｅａｄ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ, ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ Ｉ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｉｒ ｏｎ ｍｙ ｆａｃｅ ｓｏ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ). Ｉ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｍｙ ｃａｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｄａｙｓ ｌａｔｅｒ, ｉｎｔａｃｔ, ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｉｄｅ ｏｆ ａ ｈｉｌｌ. Ｍｙ ｄｒｕｎｋｅｎ ｗｏｒｄ, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ, ｗａｓ ｍｙ ｓｏｂｅｒ ｂｏｎｄ, ａｎｄ Ｉ ｄｉｄ ｆｏｕｒ ｙｅａｒｓ ｏｆ Ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ Ｇｒｅｅｋ, ａｎｄ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｌａｔｉｎ ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ, ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｘｔ ｔｗｏ ｙｅａｒｓ. Ｉ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ Ｉ ｓｏｕｎｄ ｈｏｐｅｌｅｓｓｌｙ ｐｅｄａｎｔｉｃ ａｎｄ ｆｕｌｌ ｏｆ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｔｉｔｌｅ ｌｉｋｅ "Ｏｎ Ｒｅｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ." Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ｄａｍｎｅｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｉｎ ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ, ａｎｄ ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｏｄｙｓｓｅｙ, ｔｏｏ, ｉｎ Ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ Ｇｒｅｅｋ. Ｓｏ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｓａｗ ａ ｎｅｗ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ａｔ ｍｙ ｌｏｃａｌ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ, Ｉ ｐｉｃｋｅｄ ｉｔ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｉｆ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｔｏｌｅｒａｔｅ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｉｔ ａｇａｉｎ. Ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｉｎｇｌｙ, Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ. Ｔｈｅ ｅｐｉｃ, 400-ｐａｇｅ, 24-ｖｏｌｕｍｅ ｐｏｅｍ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ Ｔｒｏｊａｎ Ｗａｒ ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ ａ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ｒｅａｄ. Ｎｏｔ ｔｈａｔ Ｈｏｍｅｒ, ｔｈｅ ｂｌｉｎｄ ｐｏｅｔ ｗｈｏ ａｌｌｅｇｅｄｌｙ ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｒｅｃｉｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ａｌｍｏｓｔ 4,000 ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ, ｎｅｅｄｓ ａ ｔｈｕｍｂｓ ｕｐ ｆｒｏｍ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｌｉｋｅ ｍｅ. Ｂｕｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｒｅｍａｒｋａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅ ｔａｌｅ ａｎｅｗ, ｔｈｉｒｔｙ-ｆｉｖｅ ｙｅａｒｓ ｌａｔｅｒ. Ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｈａｓｎ'ｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ, ｂｕｔ ｏｕｒ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ｈａｓ, ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｒｅｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｍａｄｅ ｃｌｅａｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｎｏｔｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｉｓ ｉｔｓ ｓｈｅｅｒ ｌｅｎｇｔｈ. Ｉｆ Ｈｏｍｅｒ ｈａｄ ｌｉｖｅｄ ｔｏｄａｙ, ａ ｗａｒ ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｎｔ ｅｍｂｅｄｄｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｏｍｅ ｕｎｉｔ ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ, ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ ｈａｖｅ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ａｎ ｅｐｉｃ. Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｔｅｘｔｅｄ, "Ｗｅ ｗｏｎ." Ｔｈｅ ｓｈｅｅｒ ｖｏｌｕｍｉｎｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ Ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ, ｂｙ ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ, ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｓｐａｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｖｅｒａｇｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ. Ｗｈｏ ｏｎ ｅａｒｔｈ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｏｄａｙ, ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｅｘｃｌｕｄｅｄ, ｔｏ ｌｉｓｔｅｎ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ 400 ｐａｇｅｓ ｏｆ ｗａｒ ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ? Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｗａｓ ｒｅｃｉｔｅｄ, ｐｒｅｓｕｍａｂｌｙ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｅ ａｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ, ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｒｅａｄ. Ｉｔ ｊｕｓｔ ｓｈｏｗｓ ｔｈａｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｂａｃｋ ｔｈｅｎ-ｉｎ ｔｈｅ 8ｔｈ Ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ Ｂ.Ｃ.Ｅ., ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｗａｓ ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ, ａｎｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ 1970ｓ, ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｅｘｐｏｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｉｔ-ｈａｄ ａ ｌｏｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ａ ｍｕｃｈ ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ ａｐｐｅｔｉｔｅ ｆｏｒ ｄｅｔａｉｌ, ｉｎ ｂｏｔｈ ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｔｗｏ ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ ｐｅｒｉｏｄｓ. Ｎｅｘｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｖｉｏｌｅｎｃｅ. Ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｉｓ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｇｏｒｅ. Ｓｐｅａｒｓ ｊａｍ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｆｉｇｈｔｅｒｓ' ｎｉｐｐｌｅｓ. Ｈｕｇｅ ｂｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ ａｒｅ ｓｍａｓｈｅｄ ｏｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｄｓ ｏｆ ｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ. Ｈｅｌｍｅｔｓ ｆｉｌｌ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｌｏｏｄ. Ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｉｎｔ. Ｈｅｃｔｏｒ ｏｆ Ｔｒｏｙ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ Ｔｒａｖｉｓ Ｂｉｃｋｌｅ, ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ Ｚｅｕｓ ａｎｄ ｓａｙ, ｉｎ ｓｏ ｍａｎｙ ｗｏｒｄｓ, "Ｙｏｕ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｍｅ?" Ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｔｉｃｋ Ａｇａｍｅｍｎｏｎ ａｎｄ Ａｃｈｉｌｌｅｓ ｉｎｔｏ Ａｐｏｃａｌｙｐｓｅ Ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ ｈｅａｒ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｓａｙ, "Ｉ ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｓｍｅｌｌ ｏｆ ｎａｐａｌｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ." Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ, ｔｈｅｙ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｈａｖｅ ｎａｐａｌｍ ｂａｃｋ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅｅｋｓ ｉｎｖａｄｅｄ Ｔｒｏｙ, ｂｕｔ ｉｆ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｉｄ, ｂｏｔｈ ｓｉｄｅｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｌｏｖｅｄ ｉｔ. Ｏｒ ｍａｙｂｅ ｎｏｔ. Ｔｈｅ ｆｉｇｈｔｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｏｎ ｂｏｔｈ ｓｉｄｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｏｂｓｅｓｓｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ. Ｎｏｂｉｌｉｔｙ ａｓ ａ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒ ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｃｏｎｆｒｏｎｔｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｅｎｅｍｙ ｆａｃｅ ｔｏ ｆａｃｅ, ｃｌｏｓｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｐｅａｒ, ｒｏｃｋ, ｏｒ ｆｉｓｔ, ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｙｅ, ａｎｄ ｓｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｈｉｍ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ ｔｏ Ｈａｄｅｓ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｕｎａｃｃｅｐｔａｂｌｅ ｉｎ Ｈｏｍｅｒ'ｓ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｆｏｒ ｆｉｇｈｔｅｒｓ ｔｏ ｋｉｌｌ ｉｎ ｄｉｓｈｏｎｏｒａｂｌｅ ｗａｙｓ, ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｃｈｕｃｋｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｐｅａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｃｒｏｗｄ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｌｏｏｋ ｙｏｕｒ ｖｉｃｔｉｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｙｅ, ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅｎ'ｔ ａ ｍａｎ. Ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｏｎ ｂｏｔｈ ｓｉｄｅｓ. Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ ｓｐｅａｋ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ ｍａｋｅ ｌｅｎｇｔｈｙ ｓｐｅｅｃｈｅｓ ｔｏ ｐｅｒｓｕａｄｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｏｍｒａｄｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｕｐ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｇｈｔ, ｔｈｅｙ ｒｅｆｅｒ ａｔ ｇｒｅａｔ ｌｅｎｇｔｈ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｎｏｂｌｅ ｆａｔｈｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒｓ, ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｏｒｉｇｉｎ, ｏｆ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｐｒｏｕｄ, ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｅｑｕｉｐｍｅｎｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｕｓｅ ｆｏｒ ｂａｔｔｌｅ-ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｗｏｒｄｓ, ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｐｅａｒｓ, ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｅｌｍｅｔｓ. Ｌｏｓｓ ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅ ｍｅａｎｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｍ ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｌｏｓｓ ｏｆ ｆａｃｅ. Ａｓ ａ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ, ｔｈｅ Ｔｒｏｊａｎ Ｗａｒ ａｓ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｆｅｅｌｓ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｍｏｄｅｒｎ-ｄａｙ ｇａｎｇ ｗａｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃａｐｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ ａ ｗｏｍａｎ. Ｔｈｅ ｗａｒ ｈａｓ ｇｏｎｅ ｏｎ ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ-ｗｅｌｌ, ｎｉｎｅ ｏｒ ｔｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ-ｓｅｅｍｉｎｇｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｎｏ ｅｎｄ ｉｎ ｓｉｇｈｔ. Ｔｈｅ ｋｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｉｓ ｖｉｃｉｏｕｓ, ｂｒｕｔａｌ, ａｎｄ ｒａｎｄｏｍ. Ｉｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ Ｂｌｏｏｄｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｃｒｉｐｓ, ｏｒ ｆｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｔｔｅｒ, ｔｈｅ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｔａｌｉｂａｎ ｉｎ Ａｆｇｈａｎｉｓｔａｎ. Ｗａｒ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｅｎｄ, ａｍｅｎ. Ｔｈｅ Ｘ ｆａｃｔｏｒ ｉｎ ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｌｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｇｏｄｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｆｉｇｈｔ ｏｎ, ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｖａｌｏｒ ａｎｄ ｍａｒｔｉａｌ ｓｋｉｌｌｓ ｍｅａｎ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｆ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｉｄｅ. Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ, Ｚｅｕｓ, ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ, ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｗｉｆｅ, Ｈｅｒａ, ａｒｅ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ ｓｉｄｅｓ. Ｍｙ ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｉｓ ｗｈｅｎ Ｈｅｒａ ｓｅｄｕｃｅｓ Ｚｅｕｓ ｏｎ ｔｏｐ ｏｆ Ｍｏｕｎｔ Ｉｄａ, ａ ｍａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｅｄ ｃｌｏｕｄ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｆｕｌｌｙ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｒｉｖａｃｙ, ｓｏ ｔｈａｔ Ｚｅｕｓ ｃａｎ ｆａｌｌ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｐｏｓｔ-ｃｏｉｔａｌ ｓｌｕｍｂｅｒ ａｎｄ ａｌｌｏｗ Ｈｅｒａ'ｓ ｆａｖｏｒｅｄ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｂｒｉｅｆｌｙ ｔｏ ｇａｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｕｐｐｅｒ ｈａｎｄ. Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ, ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｗａｋｅｓ ｕｐ, ｈｅ'ｓ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｓ ｔｏ ｓｌａｐ ｈｅｒ ｄｏｗｎ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｔｏ Ｈａｄｅｓ. Ｔｈｉｎｋ Ｊｉｍｍｙ Ｃａｇｎｅｙ ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｇｒａｐｅｆｒｕｉｔ ｉｎｔｏ Ｍａｅ Ｃｌａｒｋｅ'ｓ ｆａｃｅ ｉｎ Ｔｈｅ Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ Ｅｎｅｍｙ. Ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ ａｒｅ ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ, ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ａｓ ａ ｄｒｅａｍ, ａ ｍａｎ, ｏｒ ａ ｆｏｒｃｅ ｏｆ ｎａｔｕｒｅ; ｓｐｕｒｒｉｎｇ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｔｏ ｂａｔｔｌｅ; ｏｒ ｏｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ ＣＰＲ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ. Ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｔｏｏ ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ ｔｏ ｆａｉｌ ｔｏ ｎｏｔｉｃｅ ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｖｅ ｍｏｒｔａｌ ｍｅｎ ａｎｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ, ｗｉｔｈ ｗｈｏｍ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ, ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ, ｏｆｆｓｐｒｉｎｇ. Ｓｏ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｇｏｔ ｇｏｄｓ, ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｇｏｔ ｍｅｎ, ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｇｏｔ ｍｅｎ ｄｅｓｃｅｎｄｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｇｏｄｓ. Ｉｔ'ｓ ａ ｌｏｔ ｔｏ ｋｅｅｐ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ, ｂｕｔ ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ Ｈｏｍｅｒ ｄｏｅｓ, ａｎｄ ｓｏ ｄｏｅｓ ｈｉｓ ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ ｉｎ ａｌｌ ｏｆ Ｊｏｈｎ Ｇｒｉｓｈａｍ'ｓ ｗｏｒｋｓ ｃｏｍｂｉｎｅｄ. Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｓｔｕｆｆ, ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ Ｆａｃｅｂｏｏｋ ｔｏ ｋｅｅｐ ｔｒａｃｋ ｏｆ ｉｔ ａｌｌ. Ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｎｏｔｉｃｅａｂｌｅ ｆｅａｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔ ｒｅｓｏｒｔ ｔｏ ｍｅｔａｐｈｏｒｓ ｄｒａｗｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｗｏｒｌｄ. Ｆｉｇｈｔｅｒｓ, ｂａｔｔｌｅｓ, ａｎｄ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ ａｒｅ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｒａｇｉｎｇ ｒｉｖｅｒｓ, ｇａｌｅ-ｆｏｒｃｅ ｗｉｎｄｓ, ｓｔｒｏｎｇ ｈｏｒｓｅｓ, ａｎｄ ａｌｌ-ｃｏｎｓｕｍｉｎｇ ｆｉｒｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ｌｉｖｅｄ ｉｎ ａ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ, ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｉｓ ａ ｗｏｒｄ ｂｏｒｒｏｗｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ Ｇｒｅｅｋ. Ｂａｃｋ ｔｈｅｎ, ｔｈｅｉｒ ｉｄｅａ ｏｆ ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ ｗａｓ ａ ｗｅｌｌ-ｍａｄｅ ｓｐｅａｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔ ｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｍｅｔａｐｈｏｒｓ ｄｒａｗｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｎａｔｕｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｊｕｓｔ ｈｏｗ ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｎａｔｕｒｅ ｗｅ ｍｏｄｅｒｎｓ ｆｉｎｄ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ. Ｌｉｋｅ ｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｆｏｒｃｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ, ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ ｒｕｎ ｒａｍｐａｎｔ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ. Ｔｈｅ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒｓ ａｒｅ ｂｙ ｔｕｒｎ ａｎｇｒｙ, ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｅｄ, ｃｏｕｒａｇｅｏｕｓ, ｆｅａｒｆｕｌ, ｉｎｓｏｌｅｎｔ, ａｎｄ ｓａｒｃａｓｔｉｃ. Ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ ａｒｅ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｗａｙ, ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｄ ｂｙ ｈｕｍａｎ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ ａｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｖｏｒｔ ａｎｄ ｄｉｎｅ ｏｎ Ｏｌｙｍｐｕｓ ｏｒ Ｍｏｕｎｔ Ｉｄａ. Ｙｏｕ ｋｎｅｗ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｓｔｏｏｄ ｂａｃｋ ｔｈｅｎ. Ｌｅａｄｅｒｓ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅ ｔｏ ｃａｌｌ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ ｉｄｉｏｔｓ ｏｒ ｍｏｒｏｎｓ ｏｒ ｗｏｒｓｅ. Ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ, ｔｈｅ ｌｏｗｅｓｔ ｅｐｉｔｈｅｔ ｆｏｒ ａ ｗａｒｒｉｏｒ ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｃａｌｌ ｔｈｅｍ ａ ｗｏｍａｎ. Ｗｈｙ ｎｏｔ? Ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｎｅｓｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ ｆｏｒ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ 3,100 ｙｅａｒｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ａｄｍｉｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ ｏｆ Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｍｉｔｃｈｅｌｌ, ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｏｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｎｅｗ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ, ａｎｄ Ｆｒｅｅ Ｐｒｅｓｓ. Ａｓ Ｉ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ, ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｉｎ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ 697,779 ｏｎ Ａｍａｚｏｎ, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｍｅａｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｓｅｌｌｉｎｇ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ 50 Ｓｈａｄｅｓ ｏｆ Ｇｒｅｙ, Ｋｉｌｌｉｎｇ Ｌｉｎｃｏｌｎ, ｅｖｅｒｙ ｂｏｏｋ ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｗｈｙ Ｏｂａｍａ ｉｓ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｏｒ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ, ａｎｄ 697,771 ｏｔｈｅｒ ｂｏｏｋｓ. Ｉｔ ｂｒｉｎｇｓ ｔｏ ｍｉｎｄ ａ ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔ ｂｙ Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ｇｒａｖｅｓ, ａ Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｉｓｔ ｗｈｏ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ ａｓ ａ ｃａｌｌｏｗ ｙｏｕｔｈ ｔｈａｔ ｉｆ ｈｅ ｋｎｏｃｋｅｄ ｏｆｆ ａ ｃｏｕｐｌｅ ｏｆ ｂｅｓｔｓｅｌｌｅｒｓ, ｈｅ'ｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ａｇａｉｎ ａ ｄａｙ ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ. Ｓｏ ｈｅ ｗｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｗｒｏｔｅ ａ ｂｏｏｋ ｃａｌｌｅｄ Ｉ, Ｃｌａｕｄｉｕｓ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ａ ｓｅｑｕｅｌ, Ｃｌａｕｄｉｕｓ ｔｈｅ Ｇｏｄ, ｍｏｎｅｔｉｚｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｃｌａｓｓｉｃａｌ ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ ｉｎ ａ ｗａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｉｎｆｕｒｉａｔｅｄ ｈｉｓ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ ｄｏｎｓ. Ｈｅ ｄｉｄ ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ ｍａｋｅ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｂｏｏｋｓ, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｌａｔｅｒ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ＰＢＳ ｓｅｒｉｅｓ, ｎｅｖｅｒ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ａｇａｉｎ. Ｍｕｃｈ ｌａｔｅｒ ｉｎ ｌｉｆｅ, ｈｅ, ｏｆ ａｌｌ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ, ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ ｔｈｅ Ｎｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ ｏｆ Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ, ｗｈｅｒｅ ａ ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ ａｓｋｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｗｈｙ ｈｅ ｗｒｏｔｅ ｐｏｅｔｒｙ, ｓｉｎｃｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｉｎ ｐｏｅｔｒｙ. Ｔｏ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｇｒａｖｅｓ ｗｉｔｔｉｌｙ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ, "Ｙｅｓ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ ｎｏ ｐｏｅｔｒｙ ｉｎ ｍｏｎｅｙ, ｅｉｔｈｅｒ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｍａｙ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ａ ｔｏｎ ｏｆ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｉｎ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｎｇ ｏｒ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｍｉｔｃｈｅｌｌ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ, ａ ｍａｇｎｉｆｉｃｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ ｅｎｊｏｙａｂｌｅ Ｉｌｉａｄ ｆｏｒ ｏｕｒ ｔｉｍｅｓ. Ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｓｕｒｅ ａｍ ｇｌａｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｉｄ ｉｔ. Ａｎｄ ｎｏ, Ｉ'ｍ ｎｏｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ａｗａｙ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄｉｎｇ. Ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ｉｔ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ. |
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