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The Iliad is a story of war between Greeks and Trojans, but also of “beefs”. Menelaus versus Paris over the hand of Helen. Achilles versus Agamemnon, the king of the Greeks who wrongs him by ...

Both art forms encourage us, the listeners, to react, reflect and ultimately select with which speaker to side.

Principals of the Trojan War, from left: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. The illustration is by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein from an 1842 book.

Agamemnon appeases the god by agreeing to ... However, by the end of the “Iliad,” Achilles appears to have finally become self-aware, to learn something important about himself and to change ...

The kick-off of “The Iliad in Ithaca: Re-Reading the Trojan War” was a virtual event featuring the translator of Homer’s classic story of Achilles and Agamemnon, who answered questions ...

The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon's lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...

So here we stand at the end, the Trojans have pushed back the Acheans. Achilles is nowhere to be seen and Agamemnon tries to find some way to convince him to join the battle. Zeus, tired of the ...

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Now, “Iliad” consists of 24 books ... on the furious exchange of words between the Greek leader Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles; the death of Patroclus, Achilles’ best friend, and ...