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The Iliad #1 #639513 11/01/10 01:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,515 Wisconsin R RebeccaG OP Chipmunk
OP RebeccaG Chipmunk R Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,515 Wisconsin	According to the first few lines of The Iliad, what is this poem about?

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Re: The Iliad #1 RebeccaG #639666 11/01/10 04:34 PM
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sara1955 Gecko Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 477 Lamesa TX	Without reading further than the first "stanza" my thoughts are it is about a war between Achilles and the son of Atreus. The second "stanza" shows that the son of Artreus dishonored Chryses, his priest, by kidnapping his daughter. Sara http://saracrochets.wordpress.com

Re: The Iliad #1 sara1955 #639713 11/02/10 12:29 AM
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OP RebeccaG Chipmunk R Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,515 Wisconsin	What is odd is that Achilles does not have as big of a part as you would think. His role is more minor compared to others. It is a war between Achilles and Agamemnon, Agamemnon and Paris, Menelaus and Paris, Hector and Agamemnon, etc. This men fight too much!

Re: The Iliad #1 RebeccaG #639760 11/02/10 09:39 AM
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sara1955 Gecko Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 477 Lamesa TX	They don't have football so they have to find something to do! LOL Sara http://saracrochets.wordpress.com

Re: The Iliad #1 sara1955 #639790 11/02/10 11:37 AM
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OP RebeccaG Chipmunk R Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,515 Wisconsin	LOL - you are so right. As you read, you will discover that many of these men have fought before. They just can't get enough.

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