<p>Dallas is joined by Bill Beck to discuss some Homeric etymologies. We take a look at English words which have their origin in character or creature names from the Ancient Greek poems the <em>Iliad</em> and the <em>Odyssey</em>, and explore how and why some minor characters have rich etymological afterlives.</p><br><p>Word List: hector, siren, mentor, pander, stentorian, python, odyssey</p><br><p>For more information or to write in, please visit our website at <a href="http://wordjourneyspodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.wordjourneyspodcast.com</a> or follow us on twitter at @WordJourneysPod. If you would like to contribute, you can visit our Patreon page at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wordjourneyspodcast" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/wordjourneyspodcast</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
