the Iliad
Homer's war poem
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, set during the Trojan War.
It focuses on the rage of Achilles and its consequences over several weeks of the decade-long siege.
Along with the Odyssey, it stands as a foundational work of Western literature: Have you read the Iliad?
The title comes from Ilion, another name for Troy.
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- HectorMasculine given name
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
Trojan War · epic · wrath · Agamemnon · Patroclus · Helen · Paris · Trojan horse · Priam · warriors · bronze · shield · spear · Greeks · Trojans · siege · glory · honor
- classicsHomer, Odyssey, the Odyssey, Aeneid, the Aeneid
- Greek classicsHomer, Plato, Odyssey, Aristotle, Sophocles
- PhilhellenismHellenism, Greek classics, Winckelmann, Humboldt, Goethe