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At the end of the day, the stories and characters are mythological and we cannot know the intentions of Homer for certain. What do I think? I think that their relationship is certainly intimate and can be perceived as romantic. I am not saying that is what Homer intends or that is what everyone may believe, but I believe it is not difficult to understand why people see it that way. Ask yourself: if it were a man and a woman who acted the same way, would you possibly be more inclined to believe it as romantic?

And to those out there who disregard even the possibility that it could be more than platonic without giving the idea consideration, I think that your attitude speaks for itself.

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Universal Conquest Wiki. If you take the southern route, you can drop by Lesbos, where the famous poetess Sappho whom Plato named the tenth muse , lived and wrote. Farther north is the island of Lemnos, which was infamous in ancient mythology as the home of the venomous snake that crippled the hero Philoctetes.

Watch where you step! Personally though, I would recommend choosing the most northern route, which takes you, with just a little detour, by the incredible city of Istanbul.

I had the good fortune to visit Istanbul this past spring, and it is breathtaking. Everywhere you look there is some priceless piece of history, from the Hittites to the Ottomans, not to mention its many modern attractions. So, you heard it here first: Patroclus definitely went to Istanbul. Last stop: Troy itself, perched just below the Dardanelles. The nearby city of Canakkale is a great place to stay and boasts the full-size prop of the Trojan Horse used by the movie Troy.

Brad Pitt himself arranged the donation, the rumor goes! A short bus ride south brings you to the ancient archaeological site. Stand amid the ruins of five thousand years of history, and look out over the plains where the Greeks and Trojans fought. Though not much is left but stones, the feel of the place is unmistakably epic. And, what do you say to folks that say, reading the Greek myths is just too hard and not very interesting? That kids in school should be able to choose their own reading materials vampire novels, and the like and not have to worry about these classics?

As a teacher, I have often had students who would come to me at the beginning of the school year and confess, I read the Aeneid over the summer and hated it. They also assume that their audience understands epic conventions, like listing all the generals and their ships, or using frequent repetition.

But, if you go into it with a guide—a good introduction, a quick re-read of Greek myths, a friend who loves it—then it just comes to life in your hands. Every one of those students, at the end of the school year, declared that they loved Vergil and they loved the Aeneid. I wanted to give them everything they needed to follow the action right then and there, so that they could experience Homer just as his first audiences would have: as entertainment, instead of an object of study.

Then I picked it up again a few years ago, and absolutely loved it.