Ἰλιάς
Iliad
Author
Language
Year
800 BCE
Country
Greece
Genre
Long Poem (Epic, Verse Novel, or Book-Length Poem)
graeco-roman
epics
heroes
war
The Iliad is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. Like the Odyssey, the poem is divided into 24 books and was written in dactylic hexameter. It contains 15,693 lines in its most widely accepted version. The Iliad is often regarded as the first substantial piece of European literature and is a central part of the Epic Cycle.Wikipedia →
