The Iliad and The Odyssey

The Iliad and The Odyssey are the earliest works of Western literature and are the wellspring for much of Western culture. The Iliad beginningSing goddess the anger of Peleus' son Achilles / and its devastationdescribes the devastation unleashed by Achilles's rage engulfing soldier and civilian hero and coward ruler and slave and even women and children. It is a story of heroes of immense pride and animal strength operating in their element. But it is much more than a great war epic.Homer create...See More