Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Another aspect of The Iliad that has intrigued me are the many feasts and ritual sacrifices of various animals in Homer’s great epic, so I did a little scholarly digging, and it turns out a lot of ink has been … Continue reading →

Via Wikipedia (links in the original): “Paris, a Trojan prince, came to Sparta to claim Helen, in the guise of a supposed diplomatic mission. Before this journey, Paris had been appointed by Zeus to judge the most beautiful goddess; Hera, … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in a previous post, I spent most of my holiday weekend reading–and listening to–The Iliad. Now that I am two-thirds of the way through (16 out of 24 chapters), I want to pause to pose some select … Continue reading →

One of the most mesmerizing qualities of The Iliad are the many vivid similes and captivating asides on each page of this great epic. By way of example, below is one featuring the tragic Trojan warrior Hector: As when a … Continue reading →

I was tempted to post this song, but I already did so back on January 1st.

I mentioned in a previous post that I am using my sabbatical to pursue a graduate degree in “Liberal Studies” at Rollins College. This semester, I am enrolled in three classes: a 15-week seminar on ancient Greek and Roman literature … Continue reading →

As part of my course of graduate studies at Rollins College, I was assigned all 24 chapters of Caroline Alexander’s new translation of the ancient Greek epic poem The Iliad, so I will be spending most of the upcoming holiday … Continue reading →

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_(Augustine) Time out! Today (28 August) is the Feast Day of Saint Augustine or the “Solemnity of Saint Augustine”. To commemorate Augustine’s life and work, here is his Wikipedia page as well as his Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) page. … Continue reading →

Last week, I mentioned that attorney Derrick Valkenburg and I would be exploring the natural law origins of affirmative defenses. We also posted some introductory materials to get the ball rolling, including the Wikipedia entry for “affirmative defense” (see here) as … Continue reading →