There are many unpleasant ways to die in "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey." I would consider myself lucky if I were killed off in the Trojan War in "The Iliad" rather than head home victorious, say no to drugs, resist the temptation of the siren song, avoid becoming a Cyclops snack, skirt a whirlpool while at the same time not being swallowed by the six-headed Scylla, to ultimately be drowned in a sea storm as punishment for eating a steak. Call me weak.