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> I grew up in Greece and we were taught the Iliad and the Odyssey at school I grew up in Texas and we covered the Illiad and Odyssey in High School.
by Rapzid 3y ago
> I grew up in Greece and we were taught the Iliad and the Odyssey at school
I grew up in Texas and we covered the Illiad and Odyssey in High School.
- usrusr 3y agoI grew up in Germany and I don't remember any mention of mythologic literature outside things like "this, but the way, is when the Iliad is set". The optional religion classes of course were full of mythologic literature, but no Iliad there either (geographically it wasn't that far off). There was a series of youth entertainment books that retold the stories, that were very widely read. Think Lord of the Rings, but kids would then talk of Achilles instead of Aragorn. Fallen out of favor I think, because the good/evil dichotomy, where it appeared, was almost as seeped in racist ideas as in LotR, just without being able to hide behind "yeah, this is middle earth, where wildly different hominid species just exist and look how good some of them can get along anyways"
- YeGoblynQueenne 3y agoGreat to know. I watched a bunch of Western movies that were at least set in Teas when I was growing up.