the iliad
1Historicity of the Iliad — The extent of the historical basis of the Iliad has been debated for some time. Educated Greeks of the fifth century continued to accept the truth of human events depicted in the Iliad , even as philosophical scepticism was undermining faith in… …
2List of characters in the Iliad — This is a list of the main characters that appear in the Iliad by Homer. A*Achilles (Polytonic|Ἀχιλλεύς), the leader of the Myrmidons (Polytonic|Μυρμιδόνες) and the principal Greek champion whose anger is one of the main elements of the story… …
3Iliad — The Iliad (Greek: Ἰλιάς [iliás] (Ancient), Ιλιάδα [ili aða] (Modern)) is, together with the Odyssey , one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated to the late 9th or to the 8th century BC… …
4The Shield of Heracles — (Ancient Greek: Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους Aspis Hêrakleous ) is a fragment of Greek epic, of 481 lines of hexameters. The theme of the episode is the expedition of Heracles and Iolaus against Cycnus, the son of Ares, who challenged Heracles to combat as… …
5Iliad (disambiguation) — The Iliad is an epic poem (attributed to Homer).Iliad may also refer to: * The iLiad, an e book reading device by iRex Technologies * An Iliad Story (film), an animated film from Airlex Animation Studio * Iliad S.A., a French Internet service… …
6The Firebrand — by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1986)Kassandra, the tortured prophetess daughter of Priam, receives little page time in Homer’s Iliad, but in The Firebrand, a 1986 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Kassandra is placed center stage in the saga of Troy.… …
7Iliad — Il i*ad, n. [L. Ilias, adis, Gr. ?, ? (sc. ?), fr. ?, ?, Ilium, the city of Ilus, a son of Tros, founder of Ilium, which is a poetical name of Troy.] A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient… …
8The Singer of Tales — is a book by Albert Lord that discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic. It was published in 1960.ummaryThe book is divided into two parts. In the first, the author… …
9The Odyssey (TV miniseries) — The Odyssey Promotional poster Distributed by Hallmark American Zoetrope …
10The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers — The Speeches at Prince Henry s Barriers, sometimes called The Lady of the Lake, is a masque or entertainment written by Ben Jonson in honor of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, the son and heir of King James I of England. The speeches were… …
