Story of the Golden Age of Greek Heroes

Homer commences his story, not at the beginning, but "e;in the midst of things;"e; hence, when one starts out to read the Iliad without having made some special preparation beforehand, he finds it hard to understand, and is tempted, in despair, to stop at the end of the first book. Many people are, therefore, content to admire the great masterpiece of poetry and story-telling simply because others...