We will spend roughly the first 10 weeks of the Fall semester reading Homer's The Iliad. During this 10-week  period, we will be highlighting and discussing the following common themes:

• Emotion vs. intellect

• Hubris vs. Kleos

• The role of the gods in the Ancient world

• Attributes of a good hero/leader. 

Fun Fact! The word Iliad comes from the Greek phrase Ilias Poiesis meaning "poem of Ilion", with Ilion being the Greek name for the ancient city of Troy.