
The opening of this ancient epic thrusts listeners into the heat of the Trojan war, where the fierce pride of the Greeks and the whims of the gods collide. A bitter dispute erupts between the war‑lord who commands the Achaean fleet and the unmatched warrior whose anger threatens to cripple the entire army. As divine arrows rain down and omens stir, the heroes gather to seek counsel, revealing a world where honor, fate, and divine favor are in constant tension.
Through vivid, rhythmic narration the story captures the clash of spear and shield, the sorrow of fallen comrades, and the uneasy truce between mortal ambition and celestial intervention. Listeners will feel the raw intensity of the battlefield and the looming sense of doom that hangs over the besieged city, all while the characters grapple with personal glory and the heavy cost of war.
Language
fr
Duration
~14 hours (814K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-12-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

-750–-650
Tradition remembers this ancient Greek poet as the voice behind the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epics that shaped storytelling for centuries. Even though little can be known for certain about the historical person, the poems linked to him still feel vivid, dramatic, and deeply human.
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