Homer and the Micenian World

[Arthes]

This is the best! Wow! And you can test it here by yourself when is don:lol: :lol: :lol:

those Minoan swordsmen remind me of Scottish warriors....
and I agree with the Podcast....you mention Homer to most people nowadays and they think of the Simpsons...!
Listening at the moment; unless there were written records, now disappeared, that Homer had access to, all his knowledge must have come from the oral stories passed down from generations before.
I, for one, believe the Trojan war happened, but how many of the details were fact and which were romanticised or simply fiction, it is hard to tell.
It is also possible that 'Troy' was elsewhere, as is theorised and fought by the Greeks who settled in Western Europe.
If Helena/Elena was a Spartan princess, she would not have sat back during the battle. In my opinion Paris probably allowed her the freedom she did not have as the wife of Menelaus.
Elen was a Goddess of battle, adopted by, or belonging to the Celts....who were known for their chariot warfare and, indeed, female leaders.......maybe other sources should be considered too...?
This is fairly interesting to consider, if you consider Helena's 'fairness' that launched the thousand ships.......!
[url:2913g06n]http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/tributary/35/elen.htm#[/url]
(I have Bettany Hughes book on my reading list...!)

Patroklos also had a chariot with talking horses and he miraculously jumped his chariot over a ditch specifically dug to prevent chariots from crossing.

So did Cuchulain........from what I remember..
regards
Arthes