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    The document provides background information on the Iliad by Homer. It discusses the time period of ancient Greek literature in which it was written, facts about Homer as the epic poet, and key details about the Trojan War that forms the backdrop of the story. The Iliad takes place in the 10th year of the Trojan War between the Greeks and Trojans over the city of Troy. It focuses on the quarrel between King Agamemnon and Achilles, which was one of the pivotal events that affected the outcome of the legendary war.

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    The document provides background information on the Iliad by Homer. It discusses the time period of ancient Greek literature in which it was written, facts about Homer as the epic poet, and key details about the Trojan War that forms the backdrop of the story. The Iliad takes place in the 10th year of the Trojan War between the Greeks and Trojans over the city of Troy. It focuses on the quarrel between King Agamemnon and Achilles, which was one of the pivotal events that affected the outcome of the legendary war.

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    The document provides background information on the Iliad by Homer. It discusses the time period of ancient Greek literature in which it was written, facts about Homer as the epic poet, and key details about the Trojan War that forms the backdrop of the story. The Iliad takes place in the 10th year of the Trojan War between the Greeks and Trojans over the city of Troy. It focuses on the quarrel between King Agamemnon and Achilles, which was one of the pivotal events that affected the outcome of the legendary war.

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    ILIAD

    BY HOMER
    PERIODs OF ANCIENT
    GREEK LITERATURE
    1. Classical 3. Greco-roman
    - Birth of original works - Rome conquered Greece for 6 years
    - Needs and ideals of communities - pagan literature

    2. Hellenistic 4. byzantine period


    - More cosmopolitan - Constantine I rebuilit Byzantium
    - For entertainment and scientific and renamed it Constantinople
    instruction - Christian literature and religious
    poetry

    2
    Homer herodotus
    - Blind poet - Said that homer was a
    - Iliad and Odyssey Greek from ionia on the
    - Greatest ancient west coat of asia minor
    - Greek epic poet 3in 850 bc
    FACTS ABOUT THE ILIAD

    - DIVIDED INTO 24 BOOKS

    - PASSED DOWN THROUGH ORAL TRADITION

    - TROY WAS CALLED ILIUM, SO ILIAD TRANSLATED


    LITERALLY WOULD BE “POEM OF TROY”
    THE TROJAN WAR

    5
    The Iliad takes place in the 10th and final year
    of the Trojan War, which was the greatest
    conflict in Greek mythology
    The war was fought between the Achaeans
    (greeks) and Trojans (with their allies), upon
    the city of Troy (Ilium), on Asia Minor
    (modern Turkey).
    The war lasted for ten years and it has been
    traditionally dated from 1194 to 1184 BC.
    The Trojan War influenced art, literature,
    music, and philosophy for generations to
    come.
    6
    Plot overview +
    characters
    7
    In two or three columns

    Yellow Blue Red


    Is the color of gold, Is the colour of the Is the color of
    butter and ripe clear sky and the blood, and because
    lemons. In the deep sea. It is of this it has
    spectrum of visible located between historically been
    light, yellow is violet and green on associated with
    found between the optical sacrifice, danger
    green and orange. spectrum. and courage.

    8
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    9
    CHRYSEIS & BRISEIS CHRYSES
    - beautiful maidens - Chryseis’ father
    from Chryse
    CALCHAS
    AGAMEMNON - PROPHET
    - leader of the
    Achaean forces THETIS
    - takes Chryseis as his - ACHILLES’ MOTHER
    prize
    ZEUS
    ACHILLES - KING OF THE GODS
    - Achaeans’ greatest
    warrior
    - claims Briseis

    10
    Paris (trojan) and
    Menelaus (Greek) PATROCLUS
    - ACHILLES’ BEST FRIEND
    Hector (trojan) and
    Ajax (greek) Hector
    - Kills Patroclus
    - Perform duels with
    each other Hephaestus
    - Forges new armor for
    DIOMEDES AND achilles
    ODYSSEUS
    - yields information XANTHUS
    about the Trojans’ - GOD OF THE RIVER
    plans
    King Priam
    nestor - Hector’s father and the
    - PROPOSES A PLAN ruler of Troy
    11
    THANK YOU!
    12

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