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The underworld, and a few other things

Reading Books 11 and 12 really intrigued me.  Book 11’s portrayal of the afterlife was very interesting, and I was amazed by the number of people he encountered.  I guess the typical person in Homer’s time would know the stories behind the names, but I did not know of most of them.  I’ve been looking […]