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Iliad

Homer

War, rage, embassy, grief, and the fatal cost of heroic glory outside the walls of Troy.

Shelf Note

24 books | 3 live editions | 31,561 lines.

Books

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Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 Book 6 Book 7 Book 8 Book 9 Book 10 Book 11 Book 12 Book 13 Book 14 Book 15 Book 16 Book 17 Book 18 Book 19 Book 20 Book 21 Book 22 Book 23 Book 24

Editions

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George Chapman

English | Verse

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Monro and Allen

Ancient Greek | Verse

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Samuel Butler

English | Prose

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Notes

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