Some comments from the king of Ilion

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2005)

Are you surprised? Of course, it is only a joke. In the ancient archives of Hattusas, a group of archaeologists found the name of Alaksandu, king of Wilusa, and identified this man with Paris/Alexandros, prince of Troy, son of Priamus an brother of Hector. It is a little odd that Homer portrayed me (oops...Paris) as a silly, inconsistent woman chaser. But as Troy, in the thirteenth century B.C. was the most powerful city in the Aegean sea, it is natural that Helen, daughter of Zeus, followed me: Helklen was a goddess, and represented ROYALTY, just like some Oriental goddesses such as Inanna and Ishtar. But I don't mean to annoy you. On the other hand, I am ANNOYED by some big mistakes that I read in some reviews of Troy. The movie is very good, the acting fine, the archaeological reconstruction of places and monuments excellent (especially as regards Agamemnon's palace and the walls of Troy). But above all, Achilles and Patroclus were REALLY cousins. Hesiod says so, other ancient sources confirm this statement. So, please, stop mocking the readers by saying that Troy is a homophobic movie. It is only faithful to the mythological tradition.