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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2004, 04:01:55 pm »
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i had to read the Odyssey for school, and i think as a result i didn't like it that much. it was just...dull. There were some very exciting parts thought.
But i hated Odysseus! God, he was such a chauvinistic pig. erg. The who book was sexist, which kinda bugged me a little. i mean, i knew it fit the time period and everything, but it still made me upset.
But that person Telemachus met up with, i think his name was spelt like Peisistratus? i loved that name. that's what i'm gonna name my kid.
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2004, 08:43:37 am »
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We don't even know if Homer was one person, or a group 
The Iliad is a favourite of mine, but I'm not a fan of the Odyssey.
One day I will read it in Greek.
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« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2004, 04:07:46 pm »
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We have to do a novel project in school and I think I'm going to do mine on the Iliad and film a scene from it for mine. She (teacher) said that she'd be thrilled if anyone made a scene from their book so, yah.
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« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2005, 12:57:51 am »
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I remember reading The Odyssey and having to memorize a chapter out of it to describe in my own words in front of the class for up to 3 minutes. It was Calypso's Island. Now I remember her name. I was so terrified of doing it in front of the class, I even cried the night before because it seemed like I was screwed, but the writing is simply fantastic, and while I was drawing parts of the chapter onto a story board through my own imagination, I was listening to a guitar sample CD on a certain song, which was so romantic and epic and fit so perfectly for Odysseus sailing out on his raft into the wide sea before the sun completely went down. Now every time I listen to that song again I picture an ocean horizon kind of violet with the sun setting. So I have the scary project to thank for that. 
These books are so frickin' magnificent. I wish they would make a cool better sequel to Troy, and have Odysseus obviously be Sean Bean. He rocks as Odysseus, and I always imagined the guy in his image. 
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2005, 08:02:04 pm »
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I just realized how long ago I posted this, lol. And I would reply to like every single post, lol. But - anyways..
I'm in a mythology class now and there's only like 12 people. My favorite myths are the ones about Apollo and Daphne, Echo, Persephone and Demeter and the Golden Apples, still have more to go. So far we haven't been assigned to read the books, but I can't wait until we are!
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #20 on: October 08, 2005, 12:28:14 pm »
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I read that last year. I love how in depth it is. I am not huge on Greek mythology, but it is definitely interesting.
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« Reply #21 on: October 19, 2005, 08:51:45 am »
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Our class was supposed to read it in 9th grade but there were so many complaints about it, they stopped. I didn't like it back then but maybe since I'm older, I'd enjoy it more now.
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« Reply #22 on: October 19, 2005, 06:53:50 pm »
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I recently finished reading The Odyssey. Odysseus really annoyed me at times, but he had some good in him, particularly if pictured as Sean Bean. If you haven't read the ending, you should. It drags for a while, but the end is quite full of happenings. My favorite part was when Odysseus and Penelope reunited. Her testing of him was humorous.
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2005, 08:05:01 pm »
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This is my favorite story of all time! Well one of my favorites! I love the movie. It was so excellent. I really enjoyed myself in Lit class when we studied it.
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2005, 10:20:43 pm »
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I read the Odyssey a loooooooong time ago in high school and loved it. (I don't remember a lot now, unfortunately). My son recently read a series of books written for kids telling the story of the Odyssey which he enjoyed. I never did read the Iliad. I was supposed to in college, but I ended up dropping the class. . .
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2005, 01:52:05 pm »
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well i had to read the odyssey in school, so that kinda ruined it for me. but it was pretty good, for a school book, and way easier to understand than shakespeare and such.
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Re:The Odyssey/Iliad
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2006, 01:17:42 pm »
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I had to read the Illiad and the Odyssey in my seventh year of school. They were really good. I really like mythical books. It kinda reminds me of Troy. I just read it. It was pretty good.
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