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Originally posted by The Hierophant:
A word of caution though: the Iliad is designed to be recited aloud by a bard, it was not designed to be 'read' as a piece of literature. Thus, there is alot of repitition of phrases and paragraphs in order to give the bard enough time to organise his thoughts to think about which verse comes next (it's a huge poem, my hat goes off to all of the ancient bards that were able to recite it by heart) [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Well, yes and no. After the greek dark ages period following the Trojan War era ended (circa 5th Century BC), it is actually hypothesized that the Iliad and the Odyssey, the primary works to survive the 500-yr dark ages through the oral tradition (and the works commmemorating greece at its "height"), we actually the inspiration for the creation of the greek alphabet. As well, it is thought that these were the primary works used in schools to teach the langauge for almost all of the 5th Century (through the Pelopenesian Wars).