Biblical Aesthetics and Godly Poetry
A Forma Classic from June 4, 2004
poetics
Homer: Master Teacher
The Iliad, Homer tells us, is about the rage of Achilles and the will of Zeus, and about how these two interact with each other. Quoting Lattimore: Sing goddess the anger of Peleus son Achilleus And its devastation, which put pains thousandfold upon the Achaians, Hurled in their multitudes to the house of Hades strong …