A Bibliophile's Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

A Bibliophile’s Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

Great Books Ep 116. Herodotus - The History - Book 7 (Polymnia). When Dreams Urge us on a Specific Path

How a recurring dream caused Xerxes to launch a massive attack against the Greeks without which the course of history could have been altogether different.

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Rob, a bibliophile
Mar 06, 2026
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“The dreams that wander to and fro among mankind, I will tell thee of what nature they are—I who have seen so many more years than thou. Whatever a man has been thinking of during the day is wont to hover round him in the visions of his dreams at night.”

~ ‘The History’ (Book 7) by Herodotus (George Rawlinson transl. …

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