05-12-2005, 02:59 PM
Perhaps I do exaggerate - it's a VERY long time since I read the text. I do seem to recall, however, a number of instances of Homer saying that warriors at Troy were made of sterner stuff thsan those of his own day. In my memory it seems as frequent as mentions of wine-dark sea and long-haired Achaeans. Be that as it may, you clearly accept that Homer exaggerates, and that is the point I was making.