Homeric Rhapsody - PART 43 - HECTOR ENTERS THE CITY

I'm practicing telling stories from the Iliad off the top of my head, in order to more effectively write content for my game based on the Iliad.

🔺 The method I'm using is the ancient tradition of oral poetry, and more specifically oral-formulaic composition, which means:

‣ I don't prepare any written notes or reference (writing hadn't been invented in Homer's time)
‣ I'm assembling whichever pieces I can remember, shaping them how I see fit
‣ I fit all the elements together with connective story material I make up myself
‣ The story must flow, and there can be no revisions mid-performance

🔺 Everything comes off the top of my head, and as you can see, I am not looking at anything off-screen while telling the story. I'm not necessarily shooting for an exact retelling of what we know as the Iliad, but telling a 'living' version of the story, which would change every time it's told. It's been surprisingly fun, and it's exciting to know I'm participating in something closer to what Homer would have actually been doing in his day.

🏺 You can see my progress on the game in this playlist (starting from Episode 84):
   • 🎮 Learning GameMaker  

🎮 You can find the games I've developed here: https://thevoiceofnick.itch.io/

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