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- 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
- The Internet Classics Archive | The Iliad by Homer
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- 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 | 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 Iliad by Homer – Poem: Story, Summary Analysis
“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)
- 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
- THE ILIAD of Homer - University of Houston
It was the son of Zeus and Leto; for he was angry with the king [10] and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonored Chryses his priest
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