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Stories That Matter

Stories That Matter

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Today’s Story That Matters takes us way back to ancient Greece. By comparing the older Iliad to the later Odyssey, we see how stories evolve along with the societies they represent. What it took to survive in the world of the Iliad is not the same as that of the Odyssey. In short, the Iliad is a story where might makes right, where martial skills rule the day. In the Odyssey, a world run by trade and diplomacy, charm, imagination, and cleverness are far better survival traits.



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