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Homer's Iliad

Homer's Iliad

General Fiction

(ancient Greece) Homer

291K0

Homer's epic is the greatest work in the history of ancient Greece and even Western literature. Among them, "The Iliad" takes the Trojan War as its theme. The war was caused by the robbery of the beauty Helen caused by the Trojan prince Paris in the "Legend of the Golden Apple". It lasted for ten years. The epic mainly narrates the story that happened around the fifty days of the tenth year. The arrogance and greed of the Greek army commander Agamemnon aroused the anger of the army commander Achilles, which triggered a series of battles and killings.

Homer's Odyssey

Homer's Odyssey

General Fiction

(ancient Greece) Homer

229K0

Homer's epic is the greatest work in the history of ancient Greece and even Western literature. Among them, "The Odyssey" is the only "returning epic" handed down from the "series of epics" based on the legend of the Trojan War. After the resourceful Odysseus captured the city of Troy with the Trojan horse trick, he led his army across the sea and returned home. Encountering various difficulties and obstacles on the way, after ten years of wandering, all his companions died. Only with the help of the goddess Athena, he persevered and returned to his long-lost hometown alone.

The Odyssey (books 13 to 18)

(ancient Greece) Homer

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"The Odyssey" is an ancient Greek-Chinese version, the latest in the "Rizhi Classical Series". The Greek text of this book adopts the version of "The Odyssey" in Loeb's Classical Series, which is the authoritative revised version that has been in use for nearly a hundred years. The immortal heroic epic "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad" created by the ancient Greek poet Homer are known as the "Homeric Epic" and are recognized as the ancestor of Western literature and the source of Western culture. The poem has 24 volumes and a total of 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the main general of the Greek army and King of Ithaca, who returned home after ten years of wandering after the Trojan War. It not only vividly reproduces the panoramic view of ancient Greek society, but also is an important historical material for studying early society. It also has extremely high literary and artistic value and is the immortal legacy of ancient Greece to mankind.

The Odyssey (books 19 to 24)

(ancient Greece) Homer

153K0

"The Odyssey" is an ancient Greek-Chinese version, the latest in the "Rizhi Classical Series". The Greek text of this book adopts the version of "The Odyssey" in Loeb's Classical Series, which is the authoritative revised version that has been in use for nearly a hundred years. The immortal heroic epic "The Odyssey" created by the ancient Greek poet Homer, together with the "Iliad", is called the "Homeric Epic" and is recognized as the ancestor of Western literature and the source of Western culture. The poem has 24 volumes and a total of 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the main general of the Greek army and King of Ithaca, who returned home after ten years of wandering after the Trojan War. It not only vividly reproduces the panoramic view of ancient Greek society, but also is an important historical material for studying early society. It also has extremely high literary and artistic value and is the immortal legacy of ancient Greece to mankind.

Homer's Epic: the Odyssey (selected Translations of Masterpieces)

(ancient Greece) Homer

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"Homer's Epic" is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer of ancient Greece. It is an immortal heroic epic of ancient Greece and the cornerstone of Western classical culture. The entire poem "Iliad" is divided into 24 volumes and 15,693 lines. It mainly tells the story of the Greek coalition's siege of Troy, a city in Asia Minor. It centers on the quarrel between the Greek coalition commander Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles, and focuses on what happened fifty days before the end of the war. The Greek hero Achilles refused to fight in anger because he had a female prisoner taken by his commander Agamemnon, and the Greek coalition suffered a setback. After his friend Patroclus died in battle, Achilles went into battle again and finally killed the Trojan general Hector, turning defeat into victory for the Greek coalition. The Odyssey consists of 24 volumes and 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the hero of the Greek coalition and King of Ithaca, who drifted on the sea for ten years after the Trojan War. After going through hardships and dangers, he finally returned to his homeland and reunited with his wife.

Iliad

Iliad

Literature

(ancient Greece) Homer

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"The Iliad" is a long narrative poem compiled by the blind ancient Greek poet Homer based on oral epics and short songs. It is an important ancient Greek literary work and one of the classics of Western literature. It is called "Homer's epic" together with another work of Homer, "The Odyssey". "The Iliad" is a masterpiece describing ancient wars. It narrates a 10-year war between the ancient Greeks and the Trojans; it praises the strength, might, wit and bravery of the ancient heroes; it eulogizes their great achievements and the spirit of heroism and collectivism in fighting against alien races.

Homer's Epic: the Iliad (selected Translations of Masterpieces)

(ancient Greece) Homer

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"Homer's Epic" is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer of ancient Greece. It is an immortal heroic epic of ancient Greece and the cornerstone of Western classical culture. The entire poem "Iliad" is divided into 24 volumes and 15,693 lines. It mainly tells the story of the Greek coalition's siege of Troy, a city in Asia Minor. It centers on the quarrel between the Greek coalition commander Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles, and focuses on what happened fifty days before the end of the war. The Greek hero Achilles refused to fight in anger because he had a female prisoner taken by his commander Agamemnon, and the Greek coalition suffered a setback. After his friend Patroclus died in battle, Achilles went into battle again and finally killed the Trojan general Hector, turning defeat into victory for the Greek coalition. The Odyssey consists of 24 volumes and 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the hero of the Greek coalition and King of Ithaca, who drifted on the sea for ten years after the Trojan War. After going through hardships and dangers, he finally returned to his homeland and reunited with his wife.

Odyssey (collection)

(ancient Greece) Homer

651K02

"The Odyssey" is an ancient Greek-Chinese version, the latest in the "Rizhi Classical Series". The Greek text of this book adopts the version of "The Odyssey" in Loeb's Classical Series, which is the authoritative revised version that has been in use for nearly a hundred years. The immortal heroic epic "The Odyssey" created by the ancient Greek poet Homer, together with the "Iliad", is called the "Homeric Epic" and is recognized as the ancestor of Western literature and the source of Western culture.