Iliada, #1
Homer
Read on March 03, 2025
Interesting view into the pre-biblical mind. The battle of Ilium is influenced by a mix of human wisdom, human folly and a large number of unknown factors - here depicted by the infighting and feuds of the gods. To see reality as this soup of chaos, mostly driven by factors beyond our conscious control flies directly in the face of our modernist, rationalist view of the world, and our illusion of control. It is also helps us appreciate the gravitas that Christ struck in saying I and the Father are one - the scale of forces he has said are subjected to us.
Read on March 03, 2025
Interesting view into the pre-biblical mind. The battle of Ilium is influenced by a mix of human wisdom, human folly and a large number of unknown factors - here depicted by the infighting and feuds of the gods. To see reality as this soup of chaos, mostly driven by factors beyond our conscious control flies directly in the face of our modernist, rationalist view of the world, and our illusion of control. It is also helps us appreciate the gravitas that Christ struck in saying I and the Father are one - the scale of forces he has said are subjected to us.