Achilles is the greatest weapon the Greeks have ever possessed. To Patroclus he is just Achilles. The glory of war, the pride of men, and the wrath of the gods spiral towards doom in a new form ...

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Homer's Iliad has a vast cast of characters. Many of these names are less familiar to mainstream audiences than mighty ...

In the Iliad, Homer introduces us to Andromache, and many writers have revisited her tale since. How is Andromache depicted in literature?

The “Iliad,” a poem about war, death and suffering on the plains of Troy, has taken a back seat in recent decades to the other Homeric epic, the “Odyssey,” in some ways its sequel. Since the “Iliad” ...

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"The Iliad" is one of the foundational works of Western literature and thought. It’s an old story that continues to resonate in our time and has been given new life in a translation by distinguished ...