The IliadAlexander Pope’s beautiful verse translation of the Ancient Greek epic of the Trojan War. One of the oldest surviving works in Western literature, Homer’s epic poem has captivated readers for millennia. Set at the end of the Greeks’ decade-long siege of Troy, it centers on a quarrel between the Greek King Agamemnon and his greatest asset in battle, the warrior Achilles. From this conflict between two great men, The Iliad weaves a tale of warring nations, vengeful gods, plagues, betrayals, and the terrible consequences of prideful rage. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. “Many consider [Pope’s translation] the greatest English Iliad. . . . It manages to convey not only the stateliness and grandeur of Homer’s lines, but their speed and wit and vividness.” —The New Yorker “Pope worked miracles. . . ,This is a poem you can live your way into, over the years, since it yields more at every encounter.” —TheNew York Times |
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Achaeans Achilles Aeacus Aeneas Ajax Alexandrus anger angry answered Antilochus Argives armour arrow Asteropaeus Atreus bade battle blood body brave bronze chariot comrade counsel cried Danaans darkness daughter dead death Deiphobus Diomed drew earth Eurypylus father Jove fear fell fierce fight fire fleet gates give goddess gods goodly hand head heart heaven Hector helmet heroes honour horses host house of Hades Idomeneus Ilius immortals Jove Jove’s Juno killed King Agamemnon laid Lycians Mars Menelaus Menoetius Meriones mighty Minerva mother Myrmidons Neptune Nestor night noble Olympus Panthous Patroclus Peleus Phoebus Apollo plain Polydamas prayed Priam river round Sarpedon Saturn saying shield ships shoulders shouted slain son of Saturn sons sorrow spear spoke sprang stand stay stood struck sword Telamon tent Teucer Thetis took Trojans Trojans and Achaeans Troy Tydeus Ulysses valiant vouchsafe Vulcan wall whereon wounded