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Homeric Epic Podcast - Episode 4: Iliad Book 3

Release Date: 10/02/2023

Description: In this episode of the Homeric Epic Podcast, we cover book 3 of the Iliad, and a possible conclusion to the Trojan war; the duel between Menelaus and Paris, winner-takes the beautiful Helen. I also discuss some obscure myths contained in epic simile, and one explanation for the location of book divisions in the Iliad. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit homericepicpodcast.substack.com

Explicit: No

EPISODE 11 “ACHILLES DISHONORED”

Release Date: 08/26/2016

Description: THE STORY:  (46 minutes)   Ten years into the siege of Troy a priest of Apollo arrives at the command tent of Agamemnon, Commander in Chief of the Greeks.  The priest makes a simple request of Agamemnon. Agamemnon refuses, and Greek soldiers die in the thousands.  And then things turn truly ugly… THE COMMENTARY:  DID A GUY NAMED HOMER EXIST, & DID HE WRITE THE ILIAD?  (16 minutes; begins at 46:00)  This particular episode of Trojan War: The Podcast brings our story arc into Homer’s Iliad itself.  I use the post-story commentary to discuss “all things Iliad” including:  who was/was there a Homer; how was the Iliad composed; and why do we have copies of the Iliad today?  I begin by reminding listeners that the first ten episodes of Trojan War: The Podcast are not found in Homer’s Iliad.  Rather, they are part of what scholars refer to as the Trojan War Epic Cycle:  a jambalaya of stories, bits of stories, accounts of bits of stories, and references to accounts of bits of stories, that have managed to survive, some from as early as the Bronze Age, up to now.  Those stories collectively “set the stage” for the events accounted in Homer’s Iliad:  events which only last a matter of months in this multi-decade war.  I then remind readers that - some episodes from now - our story will leave the Iliad, and continue on with more episodes drawn from the Trojan War Epic Cycle.  I then turn our conversation to the current academic consensus that there was no Homer, in the sense of a solitary author who created an original artistic work drawn completely from his own imagination.  The current consensus is that events recounted in the Iliad are drawn from centuries of oral storytelling tradition that predates Homer.  So “Homer”, it turns out, was either a brilliant compiler, editor and re-teller of existing stories from the oral tradition, which he then assembled into an artistic masterwork titled the Iliad (a group of Homeric scholars called “unitarians” subscribe to this view), or alternately, “Homers” was a collection of less-than-brilliant compiler(s) who assembled existing stories from the oral tradition into a great (but flawed) work titled the Iliad (the view held by Homeric scholars called “separatists” or “analysts”).  I confess to finding the arguments of unitarians and separatists/analysts equally compelling, depending on what section of the Iliad I am reading when I think about the question.  Then I get on with detailing how the Iliad managed to survive intact from creation (c. 700 B.C.E.) to the present day.  Finally, I confess to some trepidation in beginning to tell episodes drawn directly from the Iliad: one of the masterworks of Western literature.  I conclude by encouraging you to go read the Iliad for yourself – it’s a pretty good story!   Jeff RELATED CONTENT UNDERSTANDING BRONZE AGE HONOR: KLEOS, GERAS & TIME (PDF) RELATED LINKS GREEK MYTH COMIX (the Trojan War as a brilliant comic strip!) RELATED IMAGES

Explicit: No

Hera – Queen of Heaven Caught in a Time Loop

Release Date: 03/07/2022

Description: In episode 6, I enter what can be loosely called the ancient Greeks’ mythic Bronze Age. This episode focuses on the goddess Hera, the Queen of Heaven. In myth, Hera is typically portrayed as an angry wife, constantly dealing with the affairs of her husband Zeus. But those stories do not capture how important Hera was in ancient Greek religion. I also introduce the poet Homer, the Iliad, and the Homeric Hymns. 

Explicit: No

Homeric Epic Podcast - Episode 6: Iliad Book 5

Release Date: 12/06/2023

Description: In this 6th episode of the Homeric Epic Podcast, we cover the longest book in the Iliad, book 5. Filled entirely by the exploits of the hero Diomedes as Athena contrives to bring honor to the young hero, we see how Homer is training us on model heroic behavior in these early books, preparing us to compare between Diomedes and Achilles aristeia. I also touch on some fascinating comparative mythology between Iliad book 5 and the Epic of Gilgamesh, and I look at how Homer uses his Gods not to denigrate his heroes, but instead, elevate them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit homericepicpodcast.substack.com

Explicit: No

Audio Rhapsody

Release Date: 04/17/2021

Authors: Bunmi Esther

Description: Audio Rhapsody is an easily accessible platform to getting enriched by the Rhapsody of realities wherever you are.

Explicit: No

Movie Reviews

Release Date: 08/12/2020

Authors: Cameron Owens

Description: Movie reviews about Bohemian Rhapsody.

Explicit: No

Bellweather Rhapsody

Release Date: 09/08/2020

Authors: Kimmy

Description: review on bellweather rhapsody by kate racculia

Explicit: No

Rhapsody

Release Date: 03/08/2021

Authors: Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network

Description: Rhapsody is a Hopewell Valley Central High School student-run music theory podcast that is supported their teacher David Schwartzer.Episode Features:Deep Dive - An in depth analysis on one song from one artistHead to Head - The ultimate head to head battle comparing two songsCopycat - Comparing an original song to one or more of its cover versionsSample the Sample - Analyzing the sampled songs used in our favorite hitsConnect the Dots - Connecting musical themes from our favorite artists catalog

Explicit: No

The Iliad

Release Date: 05/29/2021

Authors: Oliver Sargeant

Description: The Iliad read by Oliver Sargeant

Explicit: No

Shit You Slept On "Revived" Original Commentators

Release Date: 04/05/2021

Authors: Original Rhapsody

Description: Life. Ghetto. Pimps. Clean Life. ABC's Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/original-rhapsody/support

Explicit: No

Elliot's Iliad

Release Date: 03/08/2022

Authors: Elliot Giles

Description: Hello welcome to Elliot's Iliad my amateur podcast where I talk with guests about random shit for a while. Hope you enjoy ;)

Explicit: No

The Rhapsody Of Realities Radio Podcast!

Release Date: 04/26/2021

Authors: Stephanie Chukwubuikem

Description: Rhapsody of Realities, Giving Your Day A lift!🌸

Explicit: No

Whispering Thoughts

Release Date: 05/12/2021

Authors: Whispering Thoughts

Description: Rhapsody resounds, resonating for eons, what'll be your echo?

Explicit: No

A Song That Matters to Me - McKenna S.

Release Date: 04/09/2021

Authors: MCKENNA STRICKLAND

Description: A Song That Matters to Me, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Explicit: No

ROR Daily Devotional

Release Date: 08/21/2020

Authors: Brown Letua

Description: Rhapsody of realities daily devotional reading by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

Explicit: No