“The 'Iliad' covered only two months of the great ten-year war with Tro...” — Adrienne Mayor Quote

“The 'Iliad' covered only two months of the great ten-year war with Troy. At least six other epic poems preceded or continued the events in the 'Iliad', but they survive only as fragments.”

“I have discovered that if you take all the places of Greek myths, those specific locales turn out to be abundant fossil sites, but there is also a lot of natural knowledge embedded in those myths, showing that Greek perceptions about fossils were pretty amazing for prescientific people.”

“The Ephesians took great pride in their temple, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Amazons had worshipped here, and the fabulously rich King Croesus built the original temple.”

“Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.”

“I have worn a tuxedo, but I have never covered up for respectability politics or to shame other women.”

“If a guy is going to get paid and will be covered on a magazine cover for revealing his relationship status, then girls toh definitely should get featured in two magazine covers and many more things to reveal the relationship status!”