http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/ The purpose of the homer list is to provide a forum for slow readings and thoughtful discussions of the works of Homer. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 09:37:36 GMT Lancelot R. Fletcher http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/592 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/592 My plato-timaeus list has been quiet for some time, but a few subscribers have recently indicated a desire to launch a slow reading of this dialogue. If you Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:07:47 GMT Jim Stebinger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/591 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/591 ....Good point about Poseidon and Apollo's support for the Trojans. The stories do vary but as far as I know Ajax the Lesser raped Cassandra (that is why his Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:00:38 GMT jacostopoulo@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/590 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/590 Keep in mind that Poseidon and Apollo had built the walls of Troy and Poseidon sided with the Trojans. It was the trickery of Odysseus (the wooden horse) that Tue, 28 Sep 2004 01:14:56 GMT Jim Stebinger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/589 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/589 In general all the gods are mad at the all Greeks returning from Troy because of sacrileges committed during the fall of Troy such as the murder of little Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:50:44 GMT chaffin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/588 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/588 well, i am probably wrong, but i thought the reason poseidon was mad at odysseus was because he put out the eye of his son, the cyclops. You remember, "and Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:04:32 GMT mxc_rules120 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/587 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/587 I'm reading "The Odyssey" and I was wondering why are Poseidon and Zeus so mad at Odysseus? (right after the fall of Troy) Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:14:12 GMT Bijon Sinha http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/586 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/586 I thought it was COMPLETE Hollywood! Troy/Iliad without the gods?! bk homer@yahoogroups.com wrote: There is 1 message in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Mon, 05 Jul 2004 21:33:10 GMT jimboman222000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/585 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/585 Well, Since I started this I guess I ought to weigh in. I thought it was a great Sword and Sandals movie with all the trimmings. I like the genre and was not Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:19:44 GMT chaffin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/584 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/584 Well, since the trojan horse wasn't in the poem I knew that if they wanted the big ending they were going to have to go beyond homer. However, even though I Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:33:26 GMT jacostopoulo@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/583 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/583 It was better than I thought it would be, but still only mediocre. It was just impossible to imagine Brad Pitt playing Achilles so I went into it with low Sun, 04 Jul 2004 08:55:09 GMT chaffin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/582 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/582 I thought it was a classic until the ending, which I thought was weak and too hollywood. kc ... From: jimboman222000 To: homer@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:46:44 GMT jimboman222000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/581 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/581 How did everyone like Troy?? Sat, 26 Jun 2004 07:48:47 GMT Jim Stebinger http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/580 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/580 Yes, Homer was the basis of classical education in ethics, courage, rhetoric, politics,etc. Rather like Shakespeare in our culture and in some ways like the Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:07:41 GMT danny7342001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/579 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/579 seems like a pretty quiet group...if anyone still watches it... i am a long time student of religion and philosophy. i am now interested in classical thought, Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:50:41 GMT jacostopoulo@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/578 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homer/message/578 [I started writing this response several months ago, but never finished. Now I'm cleaning out my files and I thought I would send it out as is in the hopes of