In this episode of What a Classic!, we explore Book 10 of Homer’s Iliad.
The battlefield sleeps, but the war does not. In this thrilling nighttime episode of the Iliad, Odysseus and Diomedes set out on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
What drives Agamemnon to risk everything in the dark? Why is Odysseus the perfect partner for Diomedes? And what happens when heroism depends more on cunning than courage?
This episode explores:
• The eerie atmosphere of the Iliad’s only night-time book
• Cunning, fear and ruthless pragmatism in Greek warfare
• The strange, tragic figure of Dolon
• What happens to morality when no one is watching
A story of silence, shadows, and horses that were never meant to gallop.
