>read The Iliad without having read Greek history and mythology

>>9312103
I'm doing that right now but there are notes at the back so it's okay

That's fine, you can figure it all out through context clues anyways

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>>9312103
>read Paradife Loft before Greeks or the Bible

>>9312103
>>9312122
>>9312153

penguin editions have endnotes that help fill in the blanks.

plus, the story of creation is a very small part of genesis.

>>9312103
>Read the illiad
>Realise it's just Troy the book
>Can't stop imagining Brad pitt

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>reading infinite jest before ive seen hill street blues

>>9312103
>Thinking storytime is that important when you could have applicable skills and relevant insights.

>>9312199
That means you're gay

Theogony sucks though. It's only useful for scholarly considerations.

Why read a separate book on mythology when I can go to wikipedia and browse the god I don't understand something about?

>read fingerprints of the gods before sign and the seal

Oh oh oh

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>>9312214
>read infinite jest without the footnotes

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>reading Finnegan's Wake before literally any other book

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>reading nietzsche without having read any other philosophical works before

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>read before knowing how to read

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>read ulysses completely sober

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