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THE ILIAD by Homer (Part 2 of 2) - FULL AudioBook | Greatest Audio Books THE ILIAD by Homer (Part 1 of 2) - FULL AudioBook | Greatest Audio Books The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War. The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, the Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the eighth century BC. In the modern vulgate (accepted version), the Iliad contains 15,693 lines; it is written in Homeric Greek, a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects - SUBSCRIBE to Greatest Audio Books: http://www.youtube.com/GreatestAudioBooks - Become a FRIEND: Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/GreatestAudioBooks Google+: - READ along by clicking (CC) for Closed Caption Transcript! - LISTEN to the entire audiobook for free! Chapter listing and length: PART 1: 01 -- The Quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon -- 00:32:41 Read by: Joshua B. Christensen 02 -- Agammemnon's Dream -- 00:44:16 Read by: ML Cohen 03 -- Paris Challenges Menelaus -- 00:24:06 Read by: hefyd 04 -- A Quarrel in Olympus -- 00:28:39 Read by: hugh mac 05 -- The exploits of Diomed -- 00:46:24 Read by: Joshua B. Christensen 06 -- Hector and Andromache -- 00:26:41 Read by: Kirsten Ferreri 07 -- Hector and Ajax Fight -- 00:24:13 Read by: hugh mac 08 -- The Victory of the Trojans -- 00:33:54 Read by: Mark F. Smith 09 -- The Embassy to Achilles -- 00:38:59 Read by: Michael Hellein 10 -- Ulysses and Diomed go out as Spies -- 00:31:33 Read by: Anna Simon 11 -- Agamemnon's Day of Glory -- 00:52:49 Read by: Pete Darby 12 -- The Trojans Break the Wall -- 00:24:03 Read by: ML Cohen PART 2: 13 -- Neptune helps the Achaeans -- 00:41:19 Read by: ML Cohen 14 -- Agamemnon Proposes that the Achaeans Should Sail Home -- 00:34:36 Read by: Kelly Dougherty 15 -- Apollo Heals Hector -- 00:48:49 Read by: Kevin LaVergne 16 -- Patroclus fights in the armor of Achilles -- 00:49:09 Read by: Brad Powers 17 -- The Light around the Body of Patroclus -- 00:35:43 Read by: ML Cohen 18 -- The Shield of Achilles -- 00:34:34 Read by: Anna Simon 19 -- Achilles Goes Out to Fight -- 00:26:11 Read by: Gesine 20 -- Achilles fights Aeneas -- 00:30:13 Read by: entr0p3te 21 -- Achilles Drives the Trojans Back -- 00:36:39 Read by: Leon Mire 22 -- The death of Hector -- 00:30:40 Read by: ML Cohen 23 -- The Funeral Games of Patroclus -- 00:49:28 Read by: Måns Broo 24 -- Priam Ransoms Hector's Body -- 00:44:04 Read by: ontheroad MAJOR CHARACTERS in "The Iliad" - The Achaeans (Ἀχαιοί) — aka the Hellenes (Greeks), Danaans (Δαναοί), and Argives (Ἀργεĩοι). Agamemnon Achilles Odysseus Ajax the Greater Menelaus Diomedes Ajax the Lesser Patroclus Nestor Trojans The Trojan men Hector Aeneas Deiphobus Paris Priam Polydamas Agenor — Sarpedon, son of Zeus Glaucus, son of Hippolochus Euphorbus Dolon Antenor Polydorus Pandarus The Trojan women Hecuba (Ἑκάβη, Hekabe) Helen (Ἑλένη) Andromache Cassandra Briseis Gods The major deities: Zeus (Neutral) Hera (Achaeans) Artemis (Trojans) Apollo (Trojans) Hades (Neutral) Aphrodite (Trojans) Ares (Trojans) Athena (Achaeans) Hermes (Neutral) Poseidon (Achaeans) Hephaestus (Neutral) The minor deities: Eris (Trojans) Iris (Achaeans) Thetis (Achaeans) Leto (Trojans) Proteus (Achaeans) Scamander (Trojans) Phobos (Trojans) Deimos (Trojans) Translated by Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Total running time: 14:29:43 This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer visit librivox.org. This video: Copyright 2013. Greatest Audio Books. All Rights Reserved.