Iliad

Homer · Archaic Greek epic

The poem of Achilles's anger places mortal glory, grief and the quarrels of the gods inside the Trojan War.

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Title: Iliad
Creator: Homer
Date: Archaic Greek epic
Holding source: Perseus Digital Library
Medium: Classic text
Mythic links: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Achilles, Odysseus

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The poem of Achilles's anger places mortal glory, grief and the quarrels of the gods inside the Trojan War. MythBranch includes this work as evidence of later reception: it shows how a mythic figure or episode was selected, reshaped and transmitted for a new audience.

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