Pfff, no. I stopped after something really gross happened to the goat on page two.
Also, as to the gay - as far as I know, there's no actual evidence before the Classical period, or rather the Archaic. Most of the stuff on the Iliad is Classical Athenians imposing their own mores on an already-old text. Or, you know, modern readers reading into the serious subtext. Of which there is lots (remember the Meleager story, M.?).
Just to differentiate between ancient and ancient, you know. penguin_beta, back me up here.
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Date: 2006-10-17 03:42 am (UTC)Also, as to the gay - as far as I know, there's no actual evidence before the Classical period, or rather the Archaic. Most of the stuff on the Iliad is Classical Athenians imposing their own mores on an already-old text. Or, you know, modern readers reading into the serious subtext. Of which there is lots (remember the Meleager story, M.?).
Just to differentiate between ancient and ancient, you know.