INTRODUCTION TO GREEK

 I did a lot of things in the '60s. I think I was the only one in the barrio that watched PBS. I mentioned earlier that I was doing yoga before it went big.

I liked Sundays because they would show episodes of Greek life, statues, and mythology. And Eva bought me a children's series of literature that included a lot of Greek mythology.

So, fast forward to college. I took a world literature course that concentrated a lot on Greek mythology. All those PBS episodes came in handy. 

I grew up watching Steve Reeves films. He was a former bodybuilder turned actor who did a lot of Greek mythological-themed films.

I love watching newer versions of Greek mythologies and am usually aghast because they do not follow the classics. I did enjoy The Odyssey with Armand Assante. Also, there was a Helen of Troy mini-series that followed The Iliad. 

I still have a copy of Mythology by Edith Hamilton which is the standard version.

I just wish I would have picked up Greek.