Project Gutenberg 2005-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 1254 Homer -750 -650 Όμηρος Dwight, M. A. (Mary Ann) 1806 1858 Southey, Robert 1774 1843 Cowper, William 1731 1800 The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper New York, D. Appleton & Co., 346 & 348 Broadway, 1860 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad 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) Ted Garvin, Melissa Er-Raqabi, Fred Robinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Iliad of Homer" by Homer is an ancient epic poem that recounts events during the Trojan War, likely written in the 8th century BC. The narrative centers on the wrath of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, and his conflict with Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek forces, providing insights into themes of pride, honor, and the impact of divine powers on human affairs. At the start of the poem, a pestilence strikes the Greek camp as a result of Agamemnon's dishonor towards Apollo's priest. This prompts Achilles to call for a council, where tensions rise between him and Agamemnon, leading to Achilles withdrawing from battle. In an effort to restore honor and seek vengeance, Achilles seeks the help of his mother, Thetis, to plead with Zeus to support the Trojans in battle, setting the stage for the catastrophic consequences of their conflict. The opening establishes the epic's themes of anger, pride, and the intermingling of fate and divine influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/16452/16452-h/images/coverill.png Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Epic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English Achilles (Mythological character) -- Poetry Trojan War -- Poetry PA Text Classical Antiquity Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 1296576 2025-07-07T07:03:25.020480 text/html 1366509 2021-09-04T02:54:03 text/html 603808 2025-07-07T07:03:59.536817 application/epub+zip 607839 2025-07-07T07:03:33.503475 application/epub+zip 560539 2025-07-07T07:03:29.208463 application/epub+zip 1011268 2025-07-07T07:04:10.579763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877228 2025-07-07T07:03:52.515892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838248 2022-09-08T05:30:22.976011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1052090 2025-07-07T07:03:21.077507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1051694 2021-09-04T03:05:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20256 2025-07-07T07:04:10.840747 application/rdf+xml 11440 2025-07-07T07:03:29.548455 image/jpeg 1737 2025-07-07T07:03:29.371439 image/jpeg 551272 2025-07-07T07:03:25.117485 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia