Homer - The Iliad
The Iliad is a long epic poem written by Homer around the late ninth or early eigth century BCE. It is notable for being a source of Greek mythology, as well as being the oldest surviving text in all of western literature.
The Iliad tells the story of Achilles, and most of the Iliad takes place during the Trojan War.
You can read the full translated text of Homer’s Iliad here.
Table of Contents
- Book I
- Book II
- Book II
- Book IV
- Book V
- Book VI
- Book VII
- Book VIII
- Book IX
- Book X
- Book XI
- Book XII
- Book XIII
- Book XIV
- Book XV
- Book XVI
- Book XVII
- Book XVIII
- Book XIX
- Book XX
- Book XXI
- Book XXII
- Book XXIII
- Book XXIV
The Iliad by Homer