Homeric
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All summer, voters, consultants, and pundits have repeatedly attached Obama’s name like a Homeric epithet to a bumper crop of young, talented, and mostly male candidates running across the country.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
In a recent appearance on the "The Rest is Politics" podcast, he quoted from Homer's "Odyssey" in fluent Homeric Greek.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"I had hoped that Nolan's affinity with these Homeric themes might push him to new creative heights, and enable him to conjure more believable characters," she wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s new film, the streaming service presents a collection of cinematic journeys, though it sometimes wanders far from the Homeric source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“I fancy a bit of the Homeric way.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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