The Iliad, rewritten & adapted into a new audio drama by George Weidman. Headphones recommended. Podcast version: http://nebula.tv/bunnyhopbookclub
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00:00 Book Four: Invisible Archer Pandarus
31:39 Adread & Commentary: Archers in Homer’s time
34:53 Stripping the armor
36:21 Protecting the dead
37:55 The story of Simoeisios
40:39 This episode’s artifact: Colorized Trojan archer from Aphaia
42:47 Musician credits & Patreon epithets
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Another work session with good company
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THAT'S NOT HOW YOU WRITE 4 💀💀
4th!!!
Two favorite things about Book 4: 1) Menelaus literally telling Agamemnon "It's just a flesh wound" after Agamemnon starts preemptively mourning his death after he gets hit by an arrow, and 2) Athena double-dog daring Pandarus that he for sure wouldn't shoot an arrow at Menelaus, causing him to do just that.
I loved Hades the video game, but one thing that I think gets ascribed to Athena a little too strongly is her being a god of wisdom, while she's far more a god of war than Ares is in the Iliad. I believe Emily Wilson described Athena as a god who "loves violence," and she's both crafty and bloodthirsty in the Iliad, and the Odyssey. I still remember this book being my first exposure to this side of her, since the most prominent image I had of her was that of a thoughtful, calm kind of god.
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This is my favorite audio book adaptation yet. The poetic sections, the explanations after each chapter, the audio effects, and the voices used work great together. Well done.
don't know how I missed the other uploads. my friend has been imploring me to read this, so I think I finally found the motivation to complete it. thanks!
The image of Athena 'quicksilvering' an arrow is pretty cool.
new The Illiad adapted by George Weidman just dropped
Agonimnon: in complete agony and sorrow
some Trojan in the background, holding a bow: "h-he did it <.<"
This is some of the absolute best audiobook content ever! I also just began reading the absolute monolith that is "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" and this fits right into that vibe. I'm a surprisingly massive fan.
Ive been looking forward to this
Man, I don't even have anything to say. This rules!
George, thank you very much for this.
I love your work and you clearly put effort into it.
Big hug.
This is amazing George. Keep going at it. Your commentary at the end is really illuminating and makes this version of the Illiad really something different and interesting. Thanks!
Can't say that I like the book itself but the performance is fun
I love homer
Good job on these, George, they're awesome!
I can't believe this actually exists
also thank you, I cant wait to dig into this during winter break (history teacher here)
This is fantastic! I was really looking forward to this.
Thank you for putting so much effort into these, George. Just as I was finishing my book on roman historical dynasty, my favourite YouTuber makes a series on ancient Greek mythological history. Not only that, the audiobook is clear with fantastic sound effects to immerse and commentary on the history after every book!
I cannot express how appreciative I am for this series, other than saying I'm looking forward to the next one! Thank you Bunnyhop!
This rendition gives me a much better opinion of Agamemnon. He's usually depicted as a blowhard and a figurehead berating the true heroes serving under him, but he honors the gods and fights alongside his men.
20:00 Aw shit!
Can't wait to finally listen to these in their entirety when I've got the house to myself for a weekend. Easily one of my favorite things to come from YouTube this year.
Who’s George and what happened to all the amazing SuperBunny docs 😭
I’m interested in the word “council.” It is used pretty often; the gods are divided in council, Odysseus is first in council, people give council, are called to council, and are evaluated by their council. Are these all the same word in Greek? It’s an interesting concept.
The story of Simeoisios blew me away, as did much of the battle. Amazing how compelling this is to modern ears; aided, of course, by your stellar presentation.