num_pages: 351
description: Widely regarded as being the earliest example of ancient Greek literature, The Iliad tells the epic story of the climax of the ten-year Trojan War. The legendary Greek warrior Achilles quarrels with Agamemnon - his Commander-in-Chief - over possession of the lovely maid Briseis and leaves the field of the battle to sulk in his tent. As a result the fortunes of the Greek army suffer a reverse and Achilles is only drawn out again onto the field of battle to face the mighty Trojan hero Hector after his friend Patroclus has been slain by Hector while wearing Achilles' armour. This is a story of war in which heroism and compassion rise above the tragedy of the conflict to the glory of the great warriors who are its inspirational and yet believable dramatis personae. It is a glorious reminder of the Mycenaean age.
language: English
title: The Iliad
titlecomplete: The Iliad
characters: Odysseus, Ajax Oileus, Priam, Ajax, Helen of Troy, Hecuba, Patroclus, Sarpedon (King of Lycia), Akhilleus, Agamemnon, Paris, Andromache, Diomedes, Nestor, Briseis, Achilles, Menelaus, Hector of Troy, Cassandra, Aeneas
genres: Fiction, Greek Mythology, War, Historical Fiction, Poetry, School, Literature, Classics, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 435078
places: Troy
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Wordsworth Classics