Iliad - Wikipedia Set toward the end of the Trojan War, a 10-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek states, the poem depicts significant events in the war's final weeks
Iliad | Description Facts | Britannica 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
The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Iliad, by Homer The quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles—Achilles withdraws from the war, and sends his mother Thetis to ask Jove to help the Trojans—Scene between Jove and Juno on Olympus Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans
Iliad Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes An epic poem written by the Greek poet Homer, the Iliad recounts the events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the siege of the city of Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped by the Trojan prince Paris
Iliad - World History Encyclopedia The Iliad is an epic poem that tells the final year of the 10-year Trojan War where Greek city-states besiege Troy in order to regain Helen, the wife of Menelaus (King of Sparta), who had been abducted by the Trojan prince Paris
Homer (c. 750 BC) - The Iliad: In translation The 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
Iliad – Mythopedia The Iliad, said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem that was probably originally put into writing during the middle of the eighth century BCE Set during the famous Trojan War, the poem describes the events following a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon
The Iliad (Ilias) - Homers Greek Epic of the Trojan War "The Iliad" (Gr: "Iliás") is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy (which was also known as Ilion, Ilios or Ilium in ancient times)
THE ILIAD of Homer - University of Houston [1] SING, O goddess, the anger [ mênis ] of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans Many a brave soul [ psukhê ] did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs