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16194241 No.16194241 [Reply] [Original]

>And then Ajax the Greater, son of Telamon, Slew Whogivesafuck, son of Literallywho, who had a turnip farm over on the island of You'llcompletelyskimthis that was passed onto his father You'vecompletelyzonedouthaven'tyou; they were some pretty good turnips but I thought they were kinda tangy; the son of Telamon struck him with his spear about a couple inches above his nipple, and darkness covered his eyes.
So this is the "greatest work of western literature" ever written, huh?

>> No.16194246

I zone out no matter what I read save for....

>> No.16194308

>>16194241
>So this is the "greatest work of western literature" ever written, huh?
yes

>> No.16194326

It's bronze age Anime.

>> No.16194339

>>16194241
>tfw i'll never be speared by Ajax

>> No.16194350

What's with the shitty baits?
Sage.

>> No.16194419

>>16194241
>he didn't read the prequel myth where Heracles and Ajax's dad conquer troy in 3 seconds thus showing the decline of heroes and the belief the Greeks had that we ourselves hold - that is new bad old good
Never gonna make it

>> No.16194437

>>16194241
I went in thinking it would be interesting like the odyssey, and instead it's long, boring, action by action descriptions of how spears enter mens' bodies.

>> No.16194845

>>16194437
Posts like this make me really wonder if the "Iliad is for men Odyssey for women" fags are right. Iliad is anything but boring

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>>16194241
Thank you for the laugh OP

Anyone who can't see the humour in this but still appreciate Homer needs to take their heads out of their asses

>> No.16195412

>>16194241
It's more interesting if you don't read Fagles.

>> No.16195418

>>16194437
You seem to be too female to like the Iliad. Wash your vagina.

>> No.16195503
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>>16194241
You should've read the Pope translation:

>And then, O Greater Ajax, spear in hand,
>You slew Whogivesafuck of turnipp'd land:
>Those turnips I did once with pleasure eat
>Were not enough to spare him his defeat.