Iliad

The Iliad (“poem about Ilion, or Troy”) is an epic poem attributed to Homer (ca. 700 BC). Divided into twenty-four books, the poem deals with an episode that takes place during the tenth year of the Trojan War.

The story focuses on the Greek hero Achilles. After a quarrel with his commander-in-chief, Agamemnon, withdraws from the fighting. But when his compatriot – later sources claim lover – Patroclus is killed in battle by the Trojan champion Hector, Achilles returns to the battlefield. The Greek hero then confronts and kills Hector.

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Rules of the Trojan War?
Rules of the Trojan War?
Heralds interceding at nightfall

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Settling the score
Settling the score
The duel between Paris and Menelaus

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Fighting for a fallen comrade
Fighting for a fallen comrade
A stand from the Antikensammlung in Munich

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Troy: Fall of a City
Troy: Fall of a City
A Netflix/BBC television series (2018)

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Odysseus the jerk
Odysseus the jerk
A terrible (fictional) person

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Romantic love in Homer
Romantic love in Homer

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The movie Troy (2004)
The movie Troy (2004)
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Aeneas before Virgil
Aeneas before Virgil
Early Greek sources about the Trojan hero

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The night expedition in the Iliad
The night expedition in the Iliad

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Heavy metal Iliad
Heavy metal Iliad
Manowar takes on Achilles

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The generation of leaves
The generation of leaves

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The shield of Achilles
The shield of Achilles

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