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[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Those writers probably wouldn't have referenced The Iliad then. This was either a writer's joke or the script just had [insert prop book] in the script and The Iliad was what was handy.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

And who doesn't have a copy of The Iliad handy at any moment?

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