Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner read, translate, and discussOdyssey 1.136–143 in the original Greek in the most accessible way. Topics include: hand-washing before a meal, types of food, how the food was served, and more! Read more
The point tore through the ambrosial robe which the Graces had woven for her, and pierced the skin between her wrist and the palm of her hand, so that the immortal blood or ikhōr, that flows in the veins of the blessed gods, came pouring from the wound; for the gods do not eat bread nor drink wine, hence they have no blood such as ours, and are immortal. Iliad… Read more
