the iliad is a greekgreek
greek is a language.
epic poemepic poem
an epic poem is a narrative poem of great length about extraordinary or larger-than-life characters. ezra pound said it was a poem including history. In a preface to paradise lost, c.s. lew... by homerhomer
omeros was the blind bard who authored iliad and odyssey.
. it predates the odysseyodyssey
the odyssey is a greek epic poem by homer.
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Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey
. it takes place over the course of a few months or so.
toward the end of the trojan war, agammemnon enrages achilles by taking one of his concubines. achilles decides he will no longer fight.