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From the Book - 1st Free Press hardcover ed.

Introduction. About the Greek Text. About This Translation. On the Pronunciation of Greek Names. Map. Books 1

24. Notes on the Introductory Sections. Notes on the Translation. Notes on the Greek Text. Pronouncing Glossary. Bibliography. Acknowledgements.

From the Book

The spelling and pronunciation of Homeric names

Maps: Mainland Greece

The Peloponnese

The Aegean and Asia minor

Troy and vicinity

Homer: Iliad

The rage of Achilles

The great gathering of Armies

Helen reviews the champions

The truce erupts in war

Diomedes fights the gods

Hector returns to Troy

Ajax duels with Hector

The tide of battle turns

The embassy of Achilles

Marauding through the night

Agamemnon's day of glory

The Trojans storm the rampart

Battling for the ships

Hera outflanks Zeus

The Achaean armies the bay

Patroclus fights and dies

Menelaus' finest hour

The shield of Achilles

The champion arms for battle

Olympian gods in arms

Achilles fights the river

The death of Hector

Funeral games for Patroclus

Achilles and Priam

The genealogy of the royal house of Troy.

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Book 1: The rage of Achilles

Book 2: False dream and the catalog of ships

Book 3: The duel between Menelaos and Paris

Book 4: Trojan treachery, bitter war

Book 5: The glory of Diomedes

Book 6: Hector and Andromache say goodbye

Book 7: The duel between Hector and Ajax

Book 8: Zeus fulfills his promise

Book 9: The embassy to Achilles

Book 10: The exploits of Dolon

Book 11: The glory of Agamemnon and the wounding of the captains

Book 12: Attack on the wall

Book 13: The battle at the ships

Book 14: Zeus deceived

Book 15: Counterattack

Book 16: The glory of Patroklos

Book 17: Fight over the corpse of Patroklos

Book 18: The shield of Achilles

Book 19: Agamemnon's apology

Book 20: The dual between Achilles and Ajax

Book 21: Fight with the river; battle of the gods

Book 22: The killing of Hector

Book 23: The funeral of Patroklos

Book 24: The ransom of Hector.

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