A would-be burglar in Rome was caught after stopping to learn a guide on Greek mythology in the midst of a theft.
The 38-year-old reportedly gained entry to a flat within the Italian capital’s Prati district through the balcony however grew to become distracted after choosing up a guide about Homer’s Iliad on a bedside desk.
The 71-year-old home-owner is claimed to have awoken and confronted the alleged thief, who was engrossed within the guide.
Information of the failed theft attracted the eye of the guide’s creator, who informed Italian media he needed to ship the person a replica so he might “end” his learn.
After being caught off-guard, the alleged robber reportedly tried to make a fast getaway by escaping through the identical balcony, however was arrested shortly afterwards.
He’s stated to have informed police he had climbed the constructing to go to an individual he knew.
“I believed I had ended up in a B&B, noticed the guide and began to learn it.”
Giovanni Nucci, the creator of The Gods at Six O’Clock, which explains the Iliad from the attitude of the gods, informed Il Messaggero: “It is implausible.”
“I might like to search out the particular person caught red-handed and provides him the guide, as a result of he’ll have been arrested midway by studying it. I might like him to have the ability to end it.
“It is a surreal story, but additionally filled with humanity.”
The thief was reportedly in possession of a bag containing costly clothes allegedly stolen from one other home earlier that night.
Mr Nucci stated his private favorite deity was Hermes, the god of thieves.
“He’s additionally the god of literature. It’s clear: all the things suits,” he joked.
