Combat & Classics Ep. 61 Homer’s “Iliad” Book 4 | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

Athena appears to cause an end to the truce by wounding Menelaus. Brian, Shilo and Jeff look at how “the will of Zeus is fulfilled” through the wrath of Achilles and through Zeus’ lying. In Book 1 we framed the wrath of Achilles in terms of his mortality, and achieving immortal greatness. And we see Zeus, an immortal, using duplicity Continue Reading … The post Combat & Classics Ep. 61 Homer’s “Iliad” Book 4 first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.