description: Eloquent, rhythmical and full of power, The Iliad is an extraordinary masterpiece that no listener can afford to miss. Perhaps one of the purest mirrors of human experience ever created, this unforgetable epic spans the farthest reaches of emotion-glory, shame, love&amp;rage, courage and terror. When Paris Troy fell in love with Helen of Sparta and took her to his homeland, the princess of Greece launched a fleet of a thousand ships filled with armed men to bring her back. The Iliad is the story of Achilles, the greatest warrior of this decade-long war, and his desperate- but ultimately tragic-battle against the magnificent city of Troy. Preserved for over 2000 years, this vivad, mesmerizing saga was originally performed by Greek bards, masters of arich oral tradition.
language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
title: The Iliad
titlecomplete: The Iliad
characters: Menelaus, Helen of Troy, Briseis, Cassandra, Odysseus, Achilles, Sarpedon (King of Lycia), Ajax, Agamemnon, Priam, Nestor, Andromache, Akhilleus, Hecuba, Paris, Aeneas, Patroclus, Diomedes, Ajax Oileus, Hector of Troy
genres: Mythology, Historical Fiction, School, Greek Mythology, Poetry, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 434999
places: Troy
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Barnes and Noble Audio