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Greek Odyssey episode 4

Greek Odyssey episode 4

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Greek Odyssey episode 4: This week Joanna meets the people and discovers places in the mountainous region of northern Greece. Here the hills are alive with ancient stories and legends. Some familiar, others long since gone untold. Where better to start than a climb up Mount Olympus, the country’s highest peak. Here, the ancient Greeks believed that the gods had their dwelling place, where they meted out punishments and blessings upon the mere mortals, thousands of feet below. She meets the modern gods of today, sporting athletes who taking part in the brutal challenge of the Mount Olympus marathon.   […]

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Gods and Monsters – Homer’s Odyssey

Gods and Monsters – Homer’s Odyssey

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Gods and Monsters – Homer’s Odyssey: Virginia Woolf said that Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey was ‘alive to every tremor and gleam of existence’. Following the magical and strange adventures of warrior king Odysseus, inventor of the idea of the Trojan horse, the poem can claim to be the greatest story ever told. Now British poet Simon Armitage goes on his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his own personal heroes. Yet Simon ponders the question of whether he even likes the guy.     Homer’s Odyssey   The Odyssey is one of two major ancient

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