The Iliad
Homer · English
An ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer, following the wrath of Achilles in the Trojan War from his quarrel with Agamemnon to the funeral of Hector.
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An ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer, following the wrath of Achilles in the Trojan War from his quarrel with Agamemnon to the funeral of Hector. Pagera has an English prose translation, complete in 24 books.
The Iliad
Homer · English
An ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer, following the wrath of Achilles in the Trojan War from his quarrel with Agamemnon to the funeral of Hector.
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BOOK I. 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 f
Pagera Editor's Note
An ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer, following the wrath of Achilles in the Trojan War from his quarrel with Agamemnon to the funeral of Hector. Pagera has an English prose translation, complete in 24 books.
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