The Iliad by Homer
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"The Iliad" by Homer is an ancient Greek epic poem composed around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Set during the final weeks of the ten-year Trojan War, it follows the devastating anger of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, sparked by a bitter quarrel with King Agamemnon. As pride and wrath collide, the conflict escalates from personal dispute to battlefield tragedy, culminating in the death of Troy's champion, Hector. Gods
intervene, heroes clash, and the fate of nations hangs in the balance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Homer, 751? BCE-651? BCE |
|---|---|
| Annotator | Buckley, Theodore Alois, 1825-1856 |
| Translator | Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 |
| Title | The Iliad |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad |
| Note |
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #51355 (Translated by George Chapman) #6130 (Translated by Alexander Pope) #16452 (Translated by William Cowper) #22382 (Translated by Theodore Alois Buckley) #6150 (Translated by Edward, Earl of Derby) #3059 (Translated by Andrew Lang, Walter Leaf and Ernest Meyers) #2199 (Translated by Samuel Butler) |
| Credits | Anne Soulard, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks, and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Achilles (Mythological character) -- Poetry |
| Subject | Trojan War -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6130 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-06130-6 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 26283 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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