Nine years after the start of the Trojan War, the Greek (“Achaean”) army sacks Chryse, a town allied with Troy. During the battle, the Achaeans capture a pair ...

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, ...

Set towards the end of the Trojan War, a ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek states, the poem depicts significant events in the ...

The Iliad is an epic poem, written by Homer, that covers the quarrels and fighting near the end of the Trojan War. The story opens nine years into the war, ...

Оценка 4,5 (88) The Iliad by Homer is an epic poem that recounts the ten-year Trojan War and the heroic deeds of warriors like Achilles, Hector, and Odysseus.

The narrative begins nine years after the start of the war, as the Achaeans sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis.

The story opens in the ninth year of war between Troy and the Achaeans, when a plague has swept over the Achaean army. A priest of Apollo named Chryses comes to ...

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Capsule Summary · 1. Plague. Anger of Achilles. · 2. Agamemnon's dream. Trial of the Achaians. · 3. Swearing of oaths. "Viewing from the Walls." Combat of ...

Summary Chronicling the deeds of great heroes from the past who helped form a society, the Iliad is an epic poem. As such the epic stands as a bridge ... Book II · Book III · Book IX · Book IV