Epic

The Iliad

by Homer

Nine years of a war are compressed into a few furious weeks, mostly about one man’s wounded pride. The gods take it just as personally as the humans do. I find it useful for visitors who think ancient grudges are a modern invention.

The librarian

Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain text

Reading time

About 12 hr 40 min

Where to find it

On the Epic shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #6130. In the public domain in the United States.