Mastodawn

@gutenberg_org #WinnieThePooh is one of the greatest works of #literature ever. It's up there with John's #gospel and #TheIliad.

I will die on this hill.

The Disney version can fuck off though. I will die on this hill too.

Seven more hills and I shall become cat.

bsmall2 Feb 10

I have to figure out how to log in and borrow Archive.org books one day:

It's nice when you can download books onto your own HD and caliber library.. but sometimes, you can't...

https://archive.org/details/wrathofachilles0000iari/page/6/mode/1up

#TheIliad #WrathOfAchilles #IARichards

cont.
https://archive.org/details/iliadofhomerwrat0000iari/page/6/mode/1up

Ashley Halliwell Feb 3

I’ve stumbled upon an adaptation of the Iliad that is Castor-approved, which has been a lifelong task.

His standards are ridiculously high because he’s a stickler for accuracy, especially considering I read the original poem in college at Maryland school. It’s called Troy: Fall of a City and it’s on Netflix. I highly recommend it, especially since it can satisfy Castor’s pedantic ass.

-Allēna (hi, I’m back!)

#Castor #MarylandSchool #theIliad #TroyFallOfACity

skua Jan 22

Looking for info about a Latin translation of Homer, more likely The Iliad, used to teach Latin in South African Catholic girls schools in the mid to late 1940s.

#Homer #TheIliad #Latin #LatinPedagogy #SouthAfrica #UrsulineConvent #StUrsula #StUrsulasConvent

Anson Dec 22

It's a circuitous route via Greek, Latin, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare (and others) to get from Pandaros in the Iliad to "pander" in English.

#TheIliad #Greek #Latin #Boccaccio #Chaucer #Shakespeare #Pandaros #pander #etymology

https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2025/12/21/how-an-obscure-character-in-the-iliad-gave-us-the-english-word-pander/

How an Obscure Character in the 'Iliad' Gave Us the English Word 'Pander' - Tales of Times Forgotten

In the Iliad, Pandaros, son of Lykaon, is a Lykian archer who is allied with the Trojans. In Book 4 of the epic, the goddess Athena tricks him into firing an arrow at the Akhaian king Menelaos, which breaks a truce between the Trojans and Akhaians and causes fighting to resume. Pandaros briefly shows up … Continue reading "How an Obscure Character in the ‘Iliad’ Gave Us the English Word ‘Pander’"

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