The document summarizes the ancient Greek epic poem The Iliad by Homer. It describes the poem as being set during the Trojan War and focusing on the battle between the Greeks (Achaeans) and the Trojans. It provides details on the main characters from both sides as well as the involvement of the Greek gods in the human conflict.

1. By Homer

2.  FULL TITLE · The Iliad
 AUTHOR · Homer
 TYPE OF WORK · Poem
 GENRE · Epic
 LANGUAGE · Ancient Greek
 TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN · Unknown, but
probably mainland Greece, around750 B.C.

4.  epic poem in dactylic hexameters(a form
of meter in poetry or a rhythmic scheme)
 Set during the Trojan War
 is among the oldest extant works of Western
literature
 written version is usually dated to around
the eighth century BC
 contains over 15,000 lines
 written in Homeric Greek

5. Achaeans
 The Achaeans (Ἀχαιξί) — aka the Hellenes
(Greeks), Danaans (Δαμαξί), and Argives
(Ἀογεĩξι).
 Agamemnon — King of Mycenae, leader of the
Greeks.
 Achilles — Leader of the Myrmidons, half-divine
war hero.
 Odysseus — King of Ithaca, the wiliest Greek
commander and hero of the Odyssey

6. Trojans
 The Trojan men
 Hector — son of King Priam and the foremost Trojan
warrior.
 Aeneas — son of Anchises and Aphrodite.
 Deiphobus — brother of Hector and Paris.
 Paris — Helen’s lover-abductor.
 Priam — the aged King of Troy.
The Trojan women
 Hecuba (Ἑκάβη) — Priam’s wife, mother of
Hector, Cassandra, Paris, and others.
 Helen (Ἑλέμη) — Menelaus’s wife;
 Andromache (Ἀμδοξμάχη) — Hector’s
wife, mother of Astyanax (Ἀστυάμαν).
 Cassandra (Κασσάμδοα) — Priam’s daughter;

7.  In the literary Trojan War of the Iliad, the
Olympic gods, goddesses, and demigods fight and
play great roles in human warfare
The major deities:
Zeus (Both Sides)
 Hera (Achaeans)
 Artemis (Trojans)
 Apollo (Trojans)
 Hades (Achaeans)
 Aphrodite (Trojans)
 Ares (Trojans)
 Athena (Achaeans)
 Hermes (Achaeans)
 Poseidon (Achaeans)

8.  The religion of the ancient Greeks was
polytheistic and consisted of the worship of
various gods who presided over different
aspects of the physical world and human
experience
 In the Iliad the gods are very much
concerned with human affairs. One reason
for this involvement is the fact that many
gods and goddesses who have mated with
mortals have human children or human
favorites participating in the war.

9.  The Glory of War
 Military Glory over Family Life
 The Impermanence of Human Life and Its
Creations

10.  Armor
 Fire
 Burial

11.  The Achaean Ships(he Achaean ships
symbolize the future of the Greek race. They
constitute the army’s only means of
conveying itself home, whether in triumph or
defeat. )
 The Shield of Achilles