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by mwenge 633 days ago
If you'd like to give the Iliad a go in the original Greek you can try https://iliad.rocks
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Enjoy this audio version with meter, rhythm, and fully reconstructed pronunciation including pitch accent and digammas! https://hypotactic.com/my-reading-of-homer-work-in-progress/
wow, maybe it's just that I have as little greek as gaelic, but Homer's mad flow gave me the same vibes as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sf0htzbMKk&t=34s (composed ~2750 years later, and to be honest, these lads are not exactly under the aegis of Athena Glaukopis — if anyone's, Dionysus Acratophorus)
that is super cool. thanks for sharing!
Yes! Many of the responses here are intellectual, missing something more earthy. In particular, hearing Lombardo reading from his translation of the Iliad [0] stirred me deeply. For sure I'm going to find a print of his version.

0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFAjkf6tk60