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WORLD HISTORY
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The blind poet who wrote two famous epic poems.
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A poem of Odysseus trying to return home following the Trojan War.
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A poem of Achilles and the Trojan War.
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A poem of the Trojan War.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Iliad is an epic poem in 24 books that is traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. The epic is about the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles. The subject of this poem is the Trojan War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature, and many would say, the greatest. It tells part of the saga of the city of Troy and the war that took place there. In fact the Iliad takes its name from “Ilios”, an ancient Greek word for “Troy”, situated in what is Turkey today.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the “Song of Ilion” or “Song of Ilium”) is an epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Greek mythology, Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph. The story of Achilles appears in Homer’s Iliad and elsewhere.