Homer, what made you write like 5 whole pages just naming citie…

Homer, what made you write like 5 whole pages just naming cities and armies and leaders? I've looked at the Glossary more than I've looked at the main text of the book at this point

14:26 - 8 April 2026

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@Mhtbmalk12 May 2026
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@Odysseus
in Iliad, song18 (my fav btw) he wrote 3 pages just to describe Achillies's sheild