The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after...
Similar to Ulysses, this book was mentioned in relation to a Wishbone adaptation. The hosts humorously noted a detail from the adaptation which was inconsistent with the original story.
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When they did Ulysses, when they did the Odyssey, I was like, okay, but you know the dog because the dog can't shoot the arrow because he doesn't have any thumbs.
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Similar to Ulysses, this book was mentioned in relation to a Wishbone adaptation. The hosts humorously noted a detail from the adaptation which was inconsistent with the original story.
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When they did Ulysses, when they did the Odyssey, I was like, okay, but you know the dog because the dog can't shoot the arrow because he doesn't have any thumbs.
It was mentioned as a book that teaches deep wisdom and meaning despite it being based on a mythology that the reader may not believe in. It was mentioned in the context of books that have enduring impact through their spiritual or deep meaning.
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I can read Homer. I can read the Iliad and the Odyssey. I don't believe in any of the things that Homer believed in. I don't believe any of those guys are real.
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It was mentioned as a book that teaches deep wisdom and meaning despite it being based on a mythology that the reader may not believe in. It was mentioned in the context of books that have enduring impact through their spiritual or deep meaning.
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I can read Homer. I can read the Iliad and the Odyssey. I don't believe in any of the things that Homer believed in. I don't believe any of those guys are real.
In the episode, Cassie Kozyrkov referenced the book alongside other classic works while noting the difficulty of finding a single comprehensive source for such material. She highlighted that despite its importance, it was not readily available in a consolidated form. The mention was neutral, serving as an example rather than a recommendation.
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Cassie listed The Odyssey alongside other classic works when discussing the lack of a single comprehensive source for such material.
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the Iliad, the Odyssey, Homer, right? All of it, I couldn't find it. Plato, Socrates, Aristotle. I found tips, think and grow rich, the personal development landscape, all of it. I couldn't find it.
Homer's "The Odyssey" was referenced in relation to the Lotus-eaters who ate the lotus plant and became complacent to the world, likened to the potential effects of porn addiction.
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Um, that's from uh, the Odyssey. Oh, Homer's the Odyssey. Yeah. Yeah, the, you know they would eat the lotus and then it would kind of uh, it would uh, afro djiak. No, no, it's sort of like made them...
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Homer's "The Odyssey" was referenced in relation to the Lotus-eaters who ate the lotus plant and became complacent to the world, likened to the potential effects of porn addiction.
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Um, that's from uh, the Odyssey. Oh, Homer's the Odyssey. Yeah. Yeah, the, you know they would eat the lotus and then it would kind of uh, it would uh, afro djiak. No, no, it's sort of like made them kind of zombie-like. Uh, yeah, like they they they slept and didn't care about things. Right, uh, and they do you like complacent to the world essentially?
Katherine Nicolai reflected on how the ancient poet described dawn, noting the image of rosy fingers stretching across the sky and drawing a parallel between the sunrise she observed and the one he wrote about centuries ago. She referenced the title alongside The Iliad to illustrate the timelessness of the description, offering a literary appreciation rather than a recommendation. The episode treated the book as a poetic touchstone for the moment.
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The speaker was watching the dawn and thinking about how Homer had described the dawn in The Iliad and The Odyssey. The speaker imagined the dawn Homer saw and the one happening in front of the speaker were sisters.
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I thought of how Homer had described the dawn again and again in The Iliad and The Odyssey.
He'd said that dawn had worked her rosy fingers across the sky.
I put my chin in my hand and tapped my fingers against my cheek, thinking that the dawn he had watched, and the one happening right in front of me, a few thousand years later, were sisters.
The rosy fingers were still working their way across the sky.
As I watched, I thought of how Homer had described the dawn again and again in The Iliad and The Odyssey.
It was mentioned as a first edition book that a character in the movie 'The Boy Next Door' received as a gift, suggesting that it is possibly an old and valuable copy.
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And he got me a copy of the Odyssey. Yeah. First edition. First edition. That was the part I could read. A thousand years old.
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It was mentioned as a first edition book that a character in the movie 'The Boy Next Door' received as a gift, suggesting that it is possibly an old and valuable copy.
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And he got me a copy of the Odyssey. Yeah. First edition. First edition. That was the part I could read. A thousand years old.
Homer, in his epic poem, 'The Odyssey', praises Ineos for his knowledge of fear or flight, referring to him as an 'author of fear or flight'.
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that they knew how to pursue and fly quickly hither and thither and he passes an encomium on Ineos himself as having a knowledge of fear or flight and calls him an author of fear or flight
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Episode: Laches by Plato ~ Full Audiobook
Homer, in his epic poem, 'The Odyssey', praises Ineos for his knowledge of fear or flight, referring to him as an 'author of fear or flight'.
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that they knew how to pursue and fly quickly hither and thither and he passes an encomium on Ineos himself as having a knowledge of fear or flight and calls him an author of fear or flight
It's one of the first devices for change that we have on record, how Odysseus comes up with this way of not doing something he'd be inclined to do and forcing himself to do something he does want to do.
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And she knows what she's talking about because she's a behavioral scientist at Wharton, and she's the co-director of the Behavioral Change for Good initiative. I think we had an awesome conversation....
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It's one of the first devices for change that we have on record, how Odysseus comes up with this way of not doing something he'd be inclined to do and forcing himself to do something he does want to do.
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And she knows what she's talking about because she's a behavioral scientist at Wharton, and she's the co-director of the Behavioral Change for Good initiative. I think we had an awesome conversation. I did not think we were going to spend so much time talking about the Odyssey, but as it happens, that's where we began because as she points out, that's one of the first devices for change that we have on record, like how Odysseus comes up with this way of not doing something he'd be inclined to do and forcing himself to do something he does want to do.
And then of course, it's not just like, oh, there's this old thing. I guess we rediscovered Gilgamesh in the 1800s, which would have been cool. But with The Odyssey, it's not just that it's thousands of years old. It's that so many other books are built on top of it.
And I was telling Angela, which is I am reading him Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey right now, which he is he is obsessed with.
We talked a lot about commitment devices, which I thought were awesome.
And the original story of a commitment device is in this great story of Odysseus knows that he's going to confront the sirens.
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The Odyssey was used as an example of how some books remain popular and relevant for centuries, as evidenced by a recent Emily Wilson translation selling well in the podcast host's bookstore.
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This book is 2000 years old. This copy of The Odyssey, it's a new translation from Emily Wilson, sure. But people have been buying some version of this book for centuries. And here it is still flying off the shelf.
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It was mentioned as a book that has been sold and read for centuries and was still selling well in the speaker's bookstore. It was noted in the context of the durability of books.
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This copy of The Odyssey, it's a new translation from Emily Wilson, sure. But people have been buying some version of this book for centuries.
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It was mentioned as an example of a book that has been sold and read for centuries, demonstrating that certain books have enduring appeal.
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This copy of The Odyssey, it's a new translation from Emily Wilson, sure. But people have been buying some version of this book for centuries.
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It was mentioned as an example of a book that has remained popular over centuries, demonstrating the enduring nature of some books.
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This copy of The Odyssey, it's a new translation from Emily Wilson, sure. But people have been buying some version of this book for centuries.
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The speaker discussed Seneca's advice on studying the classics, emphasizing the importance of understanding the moral lessons over memorizing facts and dates. They also mentioned their favorite translation by Emily Wilson.
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Seneca's advice to someone studying the classics is to forget all that the dates the names the places they don't matter what matters is the moral.
If you get everything else wrong from the Odyssey but your left understanding the importance of perseverance the dangers of hubris the risks of temptation and distraction well then you really learn something
my favorite translation of the Odyssey is this one by Emily Wilson who's also Seneca's biographer
and you should read her new-ish translation of the Odyssey which I quite quite enjoyed and actually carry both of them in the bookstore
it's like the best-selling book in this brand new bookstore is a book that's thousands of years old that's what great art can do right it's perennial it stands the test of time
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The podcast discussed the importance of understanding the moral lessons of Homer's Odyssey rather than focusing on trivia or historical details. Emily Wilson's translation was specifically praised.
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my favorite translation of the Odyssey is this one by Emily Wilson who's also Seneca's biographer if you haven't read the greatest empire by Emily Wilson you absolutely should and you should read her new or ish translation of the Odyssey which I quite quite enjoyed and actually carry both of them in the bookstore
what matters is the moral if you get everything else wrong from the Odyssey but you're left understanding the importance of perseverance the dangers of hubris the risks of temptation and distraction well then you really learned something
is it a play is it who gives a shit what matters is what you do with it and i do urge you to read it and read it for the right reasons and read all the things that you read for the right reasons just to become better human being in the world
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It was mentioned as an example of a book that is very old, and that can still be read and discussed.
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look here's uh here's the Indian right there's a 2000 year old book here's Epidetus a 2000 year old book here's the Odyssey we don't even know how old this is right but you can talk to those authors as if there's still a lot
The hosts noted that the ancient epic was cited as an early reference to blood sausage, dating back to the 9th century B.C. This observation appeared in three separate episodes, with no endorsement or critique of the work itself. The mention was purely factual, highlighting a historical tidbit rather than recommending the title.
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A mention was made of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, dating back to the ninth century BC.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in homers odyssey that dates back to the ninth century bc bc
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They highlighted that Homer's Odyssey mentions blood sausage, tracing the reference back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts referenced a passage about blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting its historical roots back to the ninth century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century B.C.
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The speakers noted a reference to blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey dating back to the 9th century B.C. and said they hadn't realized how old the hot dog was.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C. I didn't realize how old the hot dog was.
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The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting its ancient origin dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts mentioned a reference to blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting its historical date back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts mentioned a reference to Homer's Odyssey, noting that it includes a mention of blood sausage dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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They referenced Homer's Odyssey as an ancient work that mentions blood sausage dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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A reference was made to a passage about blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting its historical mention dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts referenced the ancient epic when discussing food history, noting that a blood sausage was mentioned in Homer's Odyssey.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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They referenced a passage about blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting its origin in the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts briefly referenced blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, noting its historical mention dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The Odyssey was cited as containing a reference to blood sausage that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting an ancient culinary mention from the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
Episode: Best of The Herd
The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting its ancient origins dating back to the 9th century BC.
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there is a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century BC
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The hosts referenced a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting its ancient origin in the ninth century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century B.C.
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The hosts referenced blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, noting it dates back to the ninth century BC.
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there's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century BC
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The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, which dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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They noted a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting that the reference dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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A mention was made that blood sausage, a food item discussed in the podcast, was referenced in Homer's Odyssey dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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A mention was made of blood sausage dating back to the 9th century B.C. being referenced in this epic poem.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The hosts noted that blood sausage was mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting the ancient reference.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century BC.
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The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century B.C., remarking they hadn't realized how old the hot dog was.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century B.C. I didn't realize how old the hot dog was.
Episode: The Best of The Herd
The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting its ancient origins dating back to the 9th century BC.
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there's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century BC. BC? I didn't realize how old the hot dog was.
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The hosts mentioned a blood sausage reference in Homer's Odyssey dating back to the ninth century BC, noting they hadn't realized how old the hot dog was.
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Latin culture there's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century bc I didn't realize how old the hot dog was.
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The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting an ancient culinary mention.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century BC.
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The hosts mentioned a reference to blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, noting its ancient origins.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century BC. BC? I didn't realize how old the hot dog was.
Episode: Hour 1 - Aaron Rodgers and the Jets
The hosts referenced a passage about blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting its ancient origins dating back to the ninth century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century B.C.
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The hosts referenced a passage about blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, noting it dates back to the ninth century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the ninth century B.C.
Episode: Hour 3 - Ceedee Lamb gets paid
The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage appearing in Homer's Odyssey, which dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
Episode: Hour 3 - Can the Chiefs do it again?
The hosts noted a reference to blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey, highlighting its ancient origins dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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They noted that Homer's Odyssey mentions blood sausage, a detail that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
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The host noted that Homer's Odyssey contained a reference to blood sausage dating back to the 9th century B.C.
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There's a mention of blood sausage in Homer's Odyssey that dates back to the 9th century B.C.
It was mentioned as an example of ancient Greek literature that depicted a bleak view of the afterlife, which contrasted with the Christian message of hope and glory.
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If you read things like the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, you have visitations to the spirit world and the spirits are dismal, great heroes caught in the spirit world.
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It was mentioned as an example of ancient Greek literature that depicted a bleak view of the afterlife, which contrasted with the Christian message of hope and glory.
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If you read things like the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, you have visitations to the spirit world and the spirits are dismal, great heroes caught in the spirit world.
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