The Iliad: A New Translation by Peter GreenOne of the oldest extant works of Western literature, the Iliad is a timeless epic poem of great warriors trapped between their own heroic pride and the arbitrary, often vicious decisions of fate and the gods. Renowned scholar and acclaimed translator Peter Green captures the Iliad in all its surging thunder for a new generation of readers. Featuring an enticingly personal introduction, a detailed synopsis of each book, a wide-ranging glossary, and explanatory notes for the few puzzling in-text items, the book also includes a select bibliography for those who want to learn more about Homer and the Greek epic. This landmark translationÑspecifically designed, like the oral original, to be read aloudÑwill soon be required reading for every student of Greek antiquity, and the great traditions of history and literature to which it gave birth. |
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Achaians Achilles addressed Agamemnōn Aias Aineias answer Apollo Arēs Argives armor arms Athēnē battle beside blood body bring bronze brother brought called carry charged chariot close comes comrades corpse Danaäns dark daughter dead dear death Diomēdēs drive earth eyes face fate father fighting fire followed force gave give glory goddess gods hands head heart Hektōr Hērē hold Homer honor horses iliad Ilion immortal keep killed king leaders leave look lord Menelaös mind mortal mother Nestōr never noble Odysseus offer Olympos once orders Patroklos plain Poseidōn Priam quickly ranks reached rest river round says shield ships shoulders side sons spear spirit spoke stand stood stop strength strong swift swift ships tell things took Trojans troops Troy turn urging wall warrior wound Zeus Zeus’s