This is one of a few posts dedicated to Iliad 20.  Schol. T Ad Hom. Il. 20.307-8 “Some people say that [the children of Aeneas live on] through the Romans, which the poet knew from the oracles of the Sibyl, while others claim that the Aiolians expelled the descendants of Aeneas. But those who claim that … Continue reading The Gamemaster’s Anger and Fear: Homeric Contrafactuals and Rescuing Aeneas