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by rg111 1660 days ago
> Iliad, Odyssey and first half of the Aeneid.

I didn't read the Odyssey, but read both Iliad and Aeneid.

I read Iliad first, and then Aeneid. Reading Aeneid right after reading Iliad was a great experience. It felt like I was reading a sequel! It felt right at home.

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You might double back and read the Odyssey. The Aeneid is in two halves, the Odysseian first half and the Iliadic second half. Virgil is creating a new creation myth for Rome, different from Romulus and Remus, and he's binding it to the Homeric epics. I like the Odyssey more but I like both.
I will give it a try. Thanks.