"The Iliad and the Islamic State." Topic

"The Iliad represented many things to its classical Greek audience. It showed them their place in the world, surrounded by deities whose nature was both recognizable and utterly foreign. It demonstrated the importance of courage and other forms of martial valor in a chaotic world. It vividly depicted the seemingly random, pointless destruction of warfare, while simultaneously accepting violence as an inherent part of their world. It also described the conflict between a group of pirates and herders and a civilization of farmers and merchants.

To Americans, The Iliad is an important part of a classical education. It is one of the oldest existing stories in Western literature, and has a settled place as part of the West's intellectual genesis.[1] The story is sympathetic to many of its Greek protagonists, some of whom form archetypes for versions of the heroic warrior. Achilles is the epitome of the warrior in both form and action. Odysseus embodies the cunning hero who outsmarts every obstacle. Ajax is unyielding, both in body and character. Agamemnon character is the ineffectual leader, both frustrated by his allies and frustrating them in turn…."
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Now that is a metaphorical view I did not see coming

Interesting article

Indeed … But it has to be clear, regardless, Daesh is full of nut jobs most wanting to be martyred …

So the moral is that if we don't fall for a wooden gift horse and open our gates, we have nothing to worry about?

Glad you enjoyed it boys!. (smile)

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Armand