“Poets are not to blame for how things are.” PoetryMythologyOdyssey Book:The odyssey Source: The odyssey
“In Greek mythology, Memory (Mnemosyne) is said to be the mother of the Muses, because poetry, music, and storytelling are all imagined as modes by which people remember the times before they were born.” PoetryMusicMemoryStorytelling Book:The odyssey Source: The odyssey
“My friend Patroclus, whom I loved, is dead. I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head, my life, myself.” LoveDeathGrief Book:The Iliad Source: The Iliad