The Iliad by Homer, translated by Samuel Butler - Book 2The only license I have taken from the original translation is changing some of the Roman names to the Greek ones.Zeus sends a lying dream to Agamemnon, who thereon cal...

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The Iliad by Homer, translated by Samuel Butler - Book 1The only license I have taken from the original translation is changing some of the Roman names to the Greek ones.The quarrel between Agamemnon and AchillesAch...

In our first episode we turn to St. Basil the Great to learn about why reading the great works of the past can help us in the formation of our character.