The void is my friend.
Merriam-Webster defines a multitude as “the state of being many” or “a great number” or “a great number of people”. In the case of the Iliad, I think the definition that is most appropriate is “a great number of people”. Because there are a lot of people mentioned in this particular book.
So. Many. Names. A multitude of names if you will.
Continue reading “packetcat reads The Iliad: The Multitude”I have been thinking about reading more poetry recently so when I saw copies of Emily Wilson’s translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey at the bookshop I jumped on them. Of course, as a newbie to poetry this is jumping off of the deep end but also at the same time, these poems are long enough for me to chew on them for a while.
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