The Iliad
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Meanwhile NielsenIQ noted many related works -- including "The Iliad", Madeline Miller's "Circe" and Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad" -- had also seen "significant" sales uplifts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Iliad has these big, overstuffed couches and chairs with blown springs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
So, when I read "The Iliad," I already knew this story because it was part of my youth.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024
MulletChamp.com states that the mullet has a long history: “Homer even described a haircut that sounds eerily familiar in The Iliad: ‘their forelocks cropped, hair grown long at the backs.’”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
“Take a seat. You’ll have to share with someone. Miss Stephanides has been reading from Book Three of The Iliad for us.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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