It Wasn’t Really an Assignment . . .

Way back in TGC IV, we were studying a book (an epic, rather), which was quickly going to become one of my favourites: Homer's Iliad. The Iliad tells the story of the Greco-Persian War, starting with Paris (also known as Alexander) and Helen, a love story with which most people are familiar. It begins with the famous line: "Sing, Muses, of the wrath of Achilles," and the theme that opens the epic is part of