BEAUTY ADVICE FROM HOMER'S EPIC POETRY

HOMER'S ILIAD was, for the Greeks, what the Bible is for the Jewish: a history of their religion, their kings and queens, and an explanation of their basic values and aims as a nation.

The Iliad and the Odyssey, rich in content as they are, also contain everyday beauty advice. Here are the highlights:

1. Good nutrition is vital to beauty and a good life. Shop locally, eat fresh and organic. 
2. Fresh roast meat can make a man or a woman healthy and strong.
3. Drink plenty of milk. Not even Zeus and Hermes can resist a pot of hot, fresh milk!
4. Shower or bathe frequently. Everyone in Homer comes out of the bath "looking like a god/ goddess".
5. Massage with aromatic oils after the shower or bath. Aromatic oils add to beauty.
6. The beauty of hair is vital to overall beauty. This is equally true for men as well as women. Achilles, for example, was famous for his long, golden hair.
7. Fabric is important to style. Pay attention. Do not wear rugs.
8. Beauty is important to men as well as women. We must all try to look our best.
9. The best breakfast is a large bowl of cereals with added honey and wine.
And, last but not least,
10. Even Athene, the Goddess of Wisdom and Books, was angry when she lost a beauty contest. Beauty is for everyone!

Follow this advice and you will come out strong like a warrior and looking as beautiful as a god!