Ancient Greek
Ἰλιάς
The Iliad
Homer
The whole poem in Greek, with our translation under every line and every line read aloud.
24 books · 15,687 lines
The Wrath
1The Wrath of Achilles: The Plague, the Quarrel, and Thetis' PleaAgamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles, who withdraws from the war. His mother Thetis asks Zeus to make the Greeks pay for the insult. 2The Dream, the Testing of the Army, and the Catalogue of ShipsZeus sends Agamemnon a false dream. He tests the army and it runs for the ships, and Odysseus turns it back. Then the catalogue of ships. 3The Duel of Paris and Menelaus, and Helen on the WallParis and Menelaus fight a duel for Helen. Helen names the Greek chiefs for Priam from the wall. Aphrodite snatches Paris from defeat. 4The Broken Truce, the Review of the Army, and the First BattlePandarus breaks the truce with an arrow at Menelaus. Agamemnon reviews his captains, and the armies meet in the first full battle. 5The Aristeia of Diomedes and the Wounding of the GodsDiomedes fights like a god. He wounds Aphrodite and, with Athena beside him, Ares himself. 6Glaucus and Diomedes, Hector and AndromacheGlaucus and Diomedes trade armor on the field. In Troy, Hector finds his wife Andromache and their son at the wall and says goodbye. 7Hector and AjaxHector challenges the Greeks and fights Ajax to a draw. The dead are burned under a truce, and the Greeks wall their camp. 8Zeus Turns the BattleZeus forbids the gods to fight and drives the Greeks back to the wall. The Trojans camp on the plain, their fires like stars.The Patrocleia
9The Embassy to AchillesAgamemnon sends Odysseus, Ajax and Phoenix to Achilles with gifts and an apology. Achilles refuses and says he will sail home. 10The Night RaidOdysseus and Diomedes go out by night, catch the Trojan spy Dolon, and kill the Thracian king Rhesus in his sleep. 11Agamemnon's Day of GloryAgamemnon's day of glory ends with a wound. Diomedes, Odysseus and Machaon are hit. Nestor asks Patroclus to plead with Achilles. 12The Wall BreachedThe Trojans storm the Greek wall. Sarpedon tears down a section, and Hector breaks the gate with a stone. 13Poseidon at the ShipsPoseidon rallies the Greeks behind Zeus's back. Idomeneus fights at the left of the line. The battle sways at the ships. 14Hera's DeceptionHera seduces Zeus and puts him to sleep. With Poseidon free to help, Ajax knocks Hector down with a stone. 15Fire at the ShipsZeus wakes and sets things right. Apollo heals Hector, and the Trojans reach the ships. Ajax fights from the decks. 16Patroclus Arms: The Deaths of Sarpedon and PatroclusPatroclus goes out in Achilles' armor, drives the Trojans back and kills Sarpedon. Hector kills him under the walls of Troy. 17The Battle for PatroclusThe Greeks and Trojans fight over the body of Patroclus. Hector takes the armor of Achilles. Menelaus and Meriones carry the body away.The Ransom of Hector
18The Shield of AchillesAchilles learns of Patroclus's death. His cry from the ditch turns the Trojans. Hephaestus makes him new armor, and a shield with the whole world on it. 19The Renunciation of WrathAchilles and Agamemnon make up. Briseis is returned. Achilles arms, and his horse Xanthus tells him he will die. 20The Gods Enter BattleThe gods join the battle. Achilles fights Aeneas, who is saved by Poseidon, and drives the Trojans before him. 21The Battle with the RiverAchilles chokes the river Scamander with dead, and the river rises against him. Hephaestus burns it back. The gods fight each other. 22The Death of HectorHector waits for Achilles outside the gate, runs, and turns. Achilles kills him and drags the body behind his chariot. 23The Funeral Games for PatroclusThe funeral of Patroclus. His ghost visits Achilles. The Greeks hold games in his honor. 24The Ransom of HectorZeus orders Achilles to give up the body. Priam comes to his tent by night, and Achilles gives him his son. Hector is buried.The particulars
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