Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for August 08, 2024

Like you say to the dog, “Heel, heel…..”

The Greeks won. The end.

He needs a good Mentor.

An ancient Greek playwright was suffering writer’s block. Kept scribbling down lines and then tearing up the pages.

Picking up the torn pages, his friend asked, “Why Euripides?”

The Iliad is called that because Ilium was another name for Troy, and the -ad suffix used to mean “The Story of”.

So, if we translated the title, The Iliad should actually be called Troy Story

A quiz on Homer’s Iliad? D’oh!

I’m actually rereading the Iliad right now, The Lattimore translation. It’s a timeless story of men and war. Most people only know The Odyssey which is basically a boy’s fantasy.

He already has a perfect score.

He kneeds some help.

Heel. If you’re going to use a Greek legend, use it correctly.

Indeed it has been.

It’s talon, dummy.

Of course, it is about the Greeks being heroes and winning. They wrote the story, odyssey, epic, saga, Iliad, whatever. Hahaha!

Actually, he’s not so good at anatomy, either.

Skyler seems to know enough about Greek mythology to answer the question.

Taking a quiz isn’t exactly a labor of Hercules…..

yup, he’s in trouble

Same old story: Boy sees girl; boy gets girl; boy loses girl.

Back in school and already he’s struggling.

Keep your sneakers on; you’ll be fine.