The epic song of Ilion (an old name for Troy), The Iliad recreates a few dramatic weeks near the end of the fabled Trojan War, ending with the funeral of Hector, defender of the doomed city. Through its majestic verses stride the fabled heroes Priam, Hector, Paris, and Aeneas for Troy; Achilles, Ajax, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Odysseus for the Greeks; and the beautiful Helen, over whom the longstanding war has been waged. Never far from the center of the story are the quarreling gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. The Iliad is the oldest Greek poem and perhaps the best-known epic in Western literature, and has inspired countless works of art throughout its long history. An assemblage of stories and legends shaped into a compelling single narrative, The Iliad was probably recited orally by bards for generations before being written down in the eighth century B.C. A beloved fixture of early Greek culture, the poem found eager new audiences when it was translated into many languages during the Renaissance. Its themes of honor, power, status, heroism, and the whims of the gods have ensured its enduring popularity and immeasurable cultural influence.
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Hómēros(Homero)
Homero (em grego, Ὅμηρος - Hómēros, na transliteração) foi um lendário poeta épico da Grécia Antiga, ao qual tradicionalmente se atribui a autoria dos poemas épicos Ilíada e Odisseia. Os gregos antigos geralmente acreditavam que Homero era um indivíduo histórico, mas estudiosos modernos são céticos: nenhuma informação biográfica de confiança foi transmitida a partir de antiguidade clássica,e os próprios poemas manifestamente representam o culminar de muitos séculos de história contadas oralmente e um bem desenvolvido sistema já muitas vezes usado de composição poética. De acordo com Martin West, "Homero" não é "o nome de um poeta histórico, mas um nome fictício ou construído".
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