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Iliad

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Greek epic attributed to Homer, narrating a phase of the Trojan War.

Fragment of the Hawara papyrus preserving Iliad 2.757–775, about 150 CE. A witness to the epic’s transmission in the Roman period; its date is not the date of composition
Fragment of the Hawara papyrus preserving Iliad 2.757–775, about 150 CE. A witness to the epic’s transmission in the Roman period; its date is not the date of compositionHistorical two-dimensional reproduction via Wikimedia Commons · public domain · Public domainImage source

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Greek epic attributed to HomerHomerThe name to which Greek tradition attributes the Iliad and Odyssey.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, narrating a phase of the Trojan War. [1]

Its familiar form is generally associated with the eighth–early seventh centuries BCE, with older oral roots. The assembly study compares passages of books 1, 8, 15 and 20; the poem’s date differs from the war’s narrative time. [1][2]

References and notes

  1. Deborah Steiner — Homeric poetry, publisher Introduction summary Introduction summary: traditional attribution,oral poetry and eighth–early seventh century BCE composition. Return to the text ↑
  2. Iliad, Book 1 closing nine paragraphs, from Zeus nod through the banquet and night; Butler public-domain prose translation The specified passage in this reference. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Iliad», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/homer-iliad