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The Hubris of Reputation
The Hubris of Reputationby Michael DoylePreferring victory over reconciliationThere lies that hint of absurd fascinationWith that hubris born from sheer arroganceThat forgets that excessive pride lacks eloquenceBelieving humanity cannot do any moreThan God or the gods ever meant us forAjax’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Achilles, Ajax, Excessive Pride, Honor, Hubris, Humanity, Menelaus, Odysseus, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Reputation, Troy
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Shoreline Conditions
Part IV of the story of the fall of legendary Troy: Shoreline Conditions by Michael Romani All the terms and conditions In even the earliest renditions Speak of two lovers washed on a shoreline Hand in hand, impervious to their … Continue reading
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Tagged Artemis, Cherish, Command, Cost, Crimes, Daugther, Elopment, Fight, Forgot, Gold, Greece, Helen, Heresy, Honor, Legend, Lesson, Lost, Love, Lovers, Mercy, Paris, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Possession, Price, Priest, Sacrifice, Savage, Shoreline, Slaughter, Sparta, Troy, Umbrage, United, War, Winds
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The Mission of Paris
In the continuing saga of the fall of Troy: The Mission of Paris by Michael Romani Cheering Trojans party like no tomorrow Whispered rumors bring their sorrow A maiden finds her lips are sealed While coming darkness through a mirror … Continue reading
The Return of Prince Paris
Second in the new series on the fall of Troy: https://flic.kr/p/rBqriP The Return of Prince Paris by Michael Romani Paris asks for the gates of Troy To be part of the games that he enjoys Staking his life that he … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, City Streets, Crown, Disguise, Games, Gates, Gods, Hector, Paris, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prince, Troy, War, Wrestling
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A Prophecy Begun…
To begin a series on the fall of Troy: A Prophecy Begun… by Michael Romani A mother’s cry pierces the palace night The black blood runs signally something is not right A baby boy is delivered into this wretched world … Continue reading
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Tagged Aprohdite, Death, Goddesses, Gods, Golden Apple, Helen, Herdsman, Paris, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Prophecy, Trojan War, Troy, Zeus
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Virgil – Aeneid, Book Four
On previous postings related to this work, we have discussed both Virgil and the Aeneid. Those postings might be revisited to understand the context of this fourth book looked at below. For now and without ruining the telling found below, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, Carthage, Dido, Epic, Harvard Classics, History, Troy, Virgil
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Virgil’s The Aeneid, Book 5
Due pressing time to get to other events that are necessities tonight such as visiting with my eldest daughter after her first canoe trip, let me suffice this to say we have discussed Virgil and The Aeneid previously. The Aendeid, … Continue reading
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Tagged Epic, Harvard Classics, Rome, The Aeneid, Troy, Virgil, Voyage
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Aeneid – Virgil
Arma virumque cano – Virgil “I sing of arms and of a man…” Virgil’s masterpiece, the Aeneid is a Latin epic poem widely regarded as one of the greatest master works of that genre. It is a retelling of the legend of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, Epic, Harvard Classics, Latium, Rome, Trojans, Troy, Virgil, Wandering, War
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Odyssey – Homer
Today, we turn our attention to one of the two major Greek epic poems that have been attributed in whole or in part to a blind poet who may or may not have ever lived and who may have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greece, Cyclops, Epic, Harvard Classics, Homer, Penelope, Poetry, Telemachus, The Odyssey, Thought For the Day, Troy
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Day 29: For the Most Beautiful
Day 29’s challenge is to write a poem based on words from a poem we might like and words derived from it. Having spent part of the day looking at the art of Ancient Greece and then teaching my princesses … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greece, Arninniti, Atana, Beautiful, Bronze, Eva, Helen, Homer, Iliad, Methepon, Odyssey, Paris, Pomegranates, Song of Ilion, Tamarisk, Troy
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 