Archilochus was considered by some to be the second greatest poet of archaic Greece after Homer. He is certainly as influential as Hesiod and is sometimes referred to as the father of satire. Archilochus was a warrior-poet and lived an adventurous, yet tragic life. His poetry is known for its scathing rhetorical criticisms of his subjects, and the use of vulgar language.

Archilochus would be one of the first poets to be subject to heavy criticism, censorship, and was even exiled from his homeland for his coarse language. He is considered one of the first to create erotic poetry, though his ribald verses describe licentious behaviors in a way that is not so flattering in the minds of his critics.

In this episode I will dive into the mind of a sexually frustrated Greek warrior, who would be remembered for creating one of the first satirical public "roasts" of anyone in the western literary canon. 

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