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I don't know what to make of this; The Odyssey has more reviews but The Iliad has better reviews on average. Are we defining popularity as "known by many" or "l

by n4r9 8y ago

I don't know what to make of this; The Odyssey has more reviews but The Iliad has better reviews on average. Are we defining popularity as "known by many" or "liked by many"?

christudor 8y ago
The original point was that the Odyssey was "better than" the Iliad. Why does popularity come into that at all?
- n4r9 8y ago
  The specific quotation being discussed from the article is "today it seems pretty clear that the Odyssey wins hands down in the mass popularity stakes".