Iliad (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Homer
- First Published: 750
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: Antiquity
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Gods or goddesses, Heroes or heroism, Greek or Roman times, Battles, Greece or Greek people, Trojan War, Bronze Age
- Locales: Troy, ancient, Hades, Mount Olympus (mythic)
Places Discussed
*Troy (Ilios). Ancient city on the plain of Troas, or Troad, on the eastern shore of the Aegean Sea in what is now Turkey. Homer knew the area so well it is assumed that he had visited it. However, the Troy about which he wrote was a city that existed perhaps four centuries before his own time.
Legend has it that Apollo and Poseidon constructed Troy, and the Greek divinities had much to do with destroying it, first providing the occasion for the war, then prolonging it by squabbling among themselves, and finally deciding the city’s fate. However,...
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See Also:
- - For teachers, the Iliad Lesson Plan.
- - Read the Iliad text online.
- - Iliad summary and study guide in the eNotes.
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