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β | In this comic [[Cueball]] receives a birthday present from [[Ponytail]]: a translation of the ''Iliad'', by {{w|Emily Wilson (classicist)|Emily Wilson}}. The ''{{w|Iliad}}'' is an {{w|Ancient Greek}} epic poem {{w|Homeric Question|authored by Homer}} about the 10-year long Trojan War which involved some of the | + | In this comic [[Cueball]] receives a birthday present from [[Ponytail]]: a translation of the ''Iliad'', by {{w|Emily Wilson (classicist)|Emily Wilson}}. The ''{{w|Iliad}}'' is an {{w|Ancient Greek}} epic poem {{w|Homeric Question|authored by Homer}} about the 10-year long Trojan War which involved some of the greatest warriors and leaders of that age. Wilson published her translation of the ''Iliad'' in September 2023, several weeks before the release of this comic. |
Cueball then orders the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', Wilson's earlier translation of another well known epic poem of ancient Greece. In the story, a Trojan War hero named Odysseus journeys home. Wilson published this translation in 2017, to great acclaim, for various reasons, one being that Wilson was the first translator into English who used words that showed the original connotations better(such as 'hounded' instead of 'bitch' and slaves instead of servants). | Cueball then orders the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', Wilson's earlier translation of another well known epic poem of ancient Greece. In the story, a Trojan War hero named Odysseus journeys home. Wilson published this translation in 2017, to great acclaim, for various reasons, one being that Wilson was the first translator into English who used words that showed the original connotations better(such as 'hounded' instead of 'bitch' and slaves instead of servants). |