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The Iliad of Homer: Notes to the Reader
Preface 2 Notes to the Reader The reader will perhaps also be helped by the following list of the Greek and Latin names of the gods and goddesses who play important parts in the narrative…The Iliad of Homer: Concluding Note
Appendix 2 Concluding Note. We have now passed through the Iliad, and seen the anger of Achilles, and the terrible effects of it, at an end, as that only was the subject of the poem, and…Achilles
(Encyclopedia) AchillesAchillesəkĭlˈēz [key], in Greek mythology, foremost Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis. He was a formidable warrior, possessing fierce and uncontrollable…Graves, Robert Ranke
(Encyclopedia) Graves, Robert Ranke, 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic; son of Alfred Percival Graves. He established his reputation with Good-bye to All That (1929), an outspoken book on…Chapman, George
(Encyclopedia) Chapman, George, 1559?–1634, English dramatist, translator, and poet. He is as famous for his plays as for his poetic translations of Homer's Iliad (1612) and Odyssey (1614–15).…The Iliad of Homer: The Reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon
The Grief of Achilles, and New... The Battle of the Gods, and th... The Reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon. Thetis brings to her son the armour made by Vulcan. She preserves the…The Iliad of Homer: The Battle in the River Scamander
The Battle of the Gods, and th... The Death of Hector. The Battle in the River Scamander. The Trojans fly before Achilles, some towards the town, others to the river Scamander: he…The Iliad of Homer: The Redemption of the Body of Hector
Funeral Games in Honour of Patroclus. The Redemption of the Body of Hector. The gods deliberate about the redemption of Hector's body. Jupiter sends Thetis to Achilles, to dispose him…The Iliad of Homer: The Duel of Menelaus and Paris
The Trial of the Army, and Cat... The Breach of the Truce, and t... The Duel of Menelaus and Paris. The armies being ready to engage, a single combat is agreed upon between Menelaus…