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Bookmark or Share- Iliad | Description & Facts | BritannicaIliad. Frontispiece of Homer's Iliad, translated by John Ogilby, 1660; engraving by Wenceslas Hollar. (more) Iliad, epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. It takes the Trojan War as its subject, though the Greek warrior Achilles is its primary focus. For a discussion of the poetic techniques used by ...
- The Internet Classics Archive | The Iliad by HomerThe Iliad By Homer Written 800 B.C.E Translated by Samuel Butler. The Iliad has been divided into the following sections: Book I [47k] Book II [63k] Book III [36k] Book IV [42k] Book V [66k] Book VI [42k] Book VII [38k] Book VIII [44k] Book IX [53k] Book X [45k] Book XI [65k] Book XII [40k] Book XIII [65k] Book XIV [43k]
- Homer, Iliad, Book 1 - Perseus Digital LibraryHomer, Iliad, Book 1. book: card: [1] The wrath sing, goddess, of Peleus' son, Achilles, that destructive wrath which brought countless woes upon the Achaeans, and sent forth to Hades many valiant souls of heroes, and made them themselves spoil for dogs and every bird; thus the plan of Zeus came to fulfillment, [5] from the time when 1 first ...
- Iliad - WikipediaThe Iliad ( / ˈɪliəd /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized : Iliás, Attic Greek: [iː.li.ás]; " [a poem] about Ilion (Troy) ") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Odyssey, the poem is divided into 24 ...
- Homer (c.750 BC) - The Iliad: In translationThe Iliad, a major founding work of European literature, is usually dated to around the 8th century BC, and attributed to Homer. It is an epic poem, written in Ancient Greek but assumed to be derived from earlier oral sources, and tells much of the story of the legendary Trojan War between mainland Greece and the city of Troy in Asia Minor. ...
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