Title: A truly epic and surprisingly touching poem
Review: I was expecting gory battles and elaborate similes, and this delivered on both counts. Yet there are also some fascinating characters here. Hector and Achilles, despite their near-unbelievable prowess on the battlefield, are so very human. Hector's final goodbye to his family at the end of Book VI and the confrontation between Priam (Hector's father) and Achilles at the end are the two best scenes in the whole poem, IMHO, because they show the human vulnerability that still exists in both characters. A must-read classic from the Ancient World.
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