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.

Jan 23, 2026 · 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.

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Mar 10, 2017 · 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 …

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 …

Aug 28, 2009 · 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 …

Sep 18, 1999 · 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 …

The Iliad recounts a brief but crucial period of the Trojan War, a conflict between the city of Troy and its allies against a confederation of Greek cities, collectively known as the Achaeans.

[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 …

Sep 3, 2025 · For readers who don’t know the content of the Iliad —but even for those readers who think they know enough about it—this Outline will be most useful for you to read in its entirety even …