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The Iliad
by Homer
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- EN
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The Iliad centers on the wrath of Achilles, the most formidable Greek warrior, during the final weeks of the Trojan War. After a dispute with Agamemnon over honour and pride, Achilles withdraws from combat, leading to significant repercussions for the Greek forces. The poem recounts the fierce battles, divine interventions by Olympian gods, and personal moments of heroism and grief. It examines themes of honour, wrath, and fate as the conflict unfolds, culminating in the death of Hector and the somber reflection on mortality and glory.
Composed in the late 8th or early 7th century BC, Homer’s epic is a foundational work of ancient Greek literature. It blends myth, history, and poetry to depict the complexities of heroism and divine influence in human affairs. The narrative provides insight into the values and tensions of the ancient Greek world through its portrayal of legendary characters and the epic scale of the Trojan conflict.
Composed in the late 8th or early 7th century BC, Homer’s epic is a foundational work of ancient Greek literature. It blends myth, history, and poetry to depict the complexities of heroism and divine influence in human affairs. The narrative provides insight into the values and tensions of the ancient Greek world through its portrayal of legendary characters and the epic scale of the Trojan conflict.
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Click on any of the filenumbers below to quickly view each ebook. 22382 (With 800 linked footnotes, No illustrations) 16452 (In blank verse, Many footnotes.) 2199 (No footnotes or illustrations) 6130 (Many line drawings, and 300 footnotes) 3059 6150 THE ILIAD OF HOMER Rendered into English Prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Samuel Butler Contents 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. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel? It was the son of Jove and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonoured Chryses his priest. Now Chryses had come to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and had brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo wreathed with a suppliant’s wreath, and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus, who were their chiefs. “Sons of Atreus,” he cried, “and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apollo, son of Jove.” On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. “Old man,” said he, “let me not find you tarrying about our ships, nor yet coming hereafter. Your sceptre of the god and your wreath shall profit you nothing. I will not free her. She shall grow old in my house at Argos far from her own home, busying herself with her loom…
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