172: Intro to the Epics

Classical Stuff You Should Know

A.J. Hanenburg

Christianity, Education, Books, Religion & Spirituality, Arts

4.5 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid are all part of one story. That story was common knowledge for the Greeks, but mostly unknown to us moderns. This episode is that story, giving the context necessary for understanding the Iliad, which begins in the middle of things.

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to classical stuff you should know a podcast, a brand new podcast. No, I'm just kidding. But we have been on a bit of a hiatus and it was only supposed to be for maybe an episode, probably two,
0:22.8	and then it was for a little bit longer.
0:26.0	But we're back and we're recording.
0:28.3	And to make it up to you, faithful listener, what we're going to do is A.J., Thomas, and myself,
0:34.8	we're all going to do an episode at the same time.
0:37.4	All right, boy, so let's do to do an episode at the same time.
0:38.3	All right, boy, so let's do it. Here we go.
0:38.6	All right.
0:39.6	Okay.
0:40.6	One, two, three.
0:41.0	Hi, welcome.
0:41.8	Homer is deaf things.
0:42.8	Know a podcast about classical education.
0:45.3	How handsome Graham Donson is.
0:47.3	Classically.
0:48.3	It's incredibly distracting.
0:49.3	So if you look at the history of handsome people,
0:53.3	but let's talk is the drama.
0:55.0	Let's talk about the audience.
0:56.0	This is terrible.
0:57.0	For those of you who are still listening, we thank you for sticking with us.
1:01.0	No.
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