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The Iliad

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  1. Book I: The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon

    32:41

  2. Book II: Agamemnon's dream

    44:16

  3. Book III: Paris challenges Menelaus

    24:06

  4. Book IV: A quarrel in Olympus

    28:39

  5. Book V: The exploits of Diomed

    46:24

  6. Book VI: Hector and Andromache

    26:41

  7. Book VII: Hector and Ajax fight

    24:13

  8. Book VIII: The victory of the Trojans

    33:54

  9. Book IX: The embassy to Achilles

    38:59

  10. Book X: Ulysses and Diomed go out as spies

    31:33

  11. Book XI: Agamemnon's day of glory

    52:49

  12. Book XII: The Trojans break the wall

    24:03

  13. Book XIII: Neptune helps the Achaeans

    41:19

  14. Book XIV: Agamemnon proposes retreat

    34:36

  15. Book XV: Apollo heals Hector

    48:49

  16. Book XVI: Patroclus fights in the armor of Achilles

    49:09

  17. Book XVII: The light around the body of Patroclus

    35:43

  18. Book XVIII: The shield of Achilles

    34:34

  19. Book XIX: Achilles goes out to fight

    26:11

  20. Book XX: Achilles fights Aeneas

    30:13

  21. Book XXI: Achilles drives the Trojans back

    36:39

  22. Book XXII: The death of Hector

    30:40

  23. Book XXIII: The funeral games of Patroclus

    49:28

  24. Book XXIV: Priam ransoms Hector's body

    44:04

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Homer's great epic opens in the tenth year of the Greek siege of Troy, when a bitter quarrel between Achilles, the finest warrior in the Greek army, and King Agamemnon sets tragedy in motion. Achilles withdraws in fury, and the battle turns against his countrymen as the gods take sides and heroes fall. Across its books the poem gives us Hector's farewell to his wife, the death of Patroclus, and Achilles' terrible grief and revenge, building to a final scene of unexpected mercy. More than a war story, it is a meditation on rage, honor, mortality, and the cost of glory that has shaped Western literature for nearly three thousand years. Read this foundational epic free in PDF and EPUB.

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Homer

Homer was the ancient Greek poet traditionally credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey, the foundational epics of Western literature. Though little is known of his life, his influence is incalculable.

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Author
Homer
Reading time
About 12 hours
Pages
660
Language
English
Formats
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