How come most people feel that the Odyssey is better, and a more

>>9837255
>How come most people feel that the Odyssey is better, and a more influential work than the Iliad?
Only /lit/ hipsters think this. There is a reason there are 10 Iliad quotes for every Odyssey quotes in Plato and Aristotle.

odyssey is very womanly and /lit/ is full of fucking PUSSIES who dont get fully erect when diomedes wounds BOTH aphrodite and ares

>>9837389
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>>9837255
The Odyssey is more immediately appealing to the casual reader because its narrative is more fanciful and flows more naturally.

i started reading the odyssey today, i hope it blows me away just like the iliad

>>9837406
and his speach after wounding aphrodite is so cool

>>9837457
This.

I remember reading it the first time and thinking what a drag it was, because it felt like nothing was happening. The Greeks were camped out in their little war fort, the Trojans were sitting tight in their city, and Achilles of the (goddamned) swift feet was being a whiny little bitch in his boat for what seemed like the whole book, until the end where things got real all of the sudden.
Reviewing the book, I realized that there was actual stuff going down during the calm before the storm.

In The Odyssey, all the actions had almost immediate reactions, with acts of heroism, ingenuity, and tact sprinkled throughout.