Words Like Locusts Flew From Her Fingers

Blogging “The Iliad” – 12 & 13

There’s not much of great interest happening in these sections of the book.

In part 12, Agamemnon finishes his whup-ass speech about battling the Trojans and the big crowd that’s gathered around him cheers mightily. Many offerings of unblemished bulls and rams are offered to Jove. Yahoo.

In part 13, Homer lists all the different fleets of ships that were to take part in the battle and who was in charge of each fleet.

It was a heck of a force, I’m telling you — hundreds of ships with thousands of men.