Thetis presents achilles with the armor that hephaestus has forged for him. Nestor is debating whether he should go join the battle himself, or whether he should go report to agamemnon. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. She promises to look after patrocluss body and keep it from. Athena and hera also depart the scene of the battle. Home english literature classic books the iliad book xxii navigate here note book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix book x book xi book xii book xiii book xiv book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi book xxii book xxiii book xxiv. But, by afternoon, they have begun to make progress. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. After hes done helping the injured healer machaon, nestor steps out of the tent to see how the battles going.
In book viii, the achaian, teucer, hides behind the shield of aias and kills several trojans with his arrows. And pity, like a naked newborn babe, striding the blast, or heavens cherubim, horsed. The iliad is an ancient greek epic poem by homer that was first published in 762 bc. Euphorbus, the trojan who first speared him, tries to strip him of achilles armor but is killed by menelaus. Paris, the trojan prince who precipitated the war by.
The trojan army marches from the city gates and advances to meet the achaeans. The wounded kings, the son of tydeus, ulysses, and agamemnon son. Home english literature classic books the iliad book xiii navigate here note book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix book x book xi book xii book xiii book xiv book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi book xxii book xxiii book xxiv. Home english literature classic books the iliad book xiv navigate here note book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix book x book xi book xii book xiii book xiv book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi book xxii book xxiii book xxiv. Summary read an overview of the entire poem or a line by line summary and analysis. Read the iliad sparknotes literature guide by sparknotes for free with a 30 day free trial. Besides, this duncan hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office, that his virtues will plead like angels, trumpettongued, against the deep damnation of his takingoff. The iliad sparknotes literature guide by sparknotes book read. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The war had raged for ten years, with the invading greeks fighting against troy. The next morning, zeus rains blood upon the achaean lines, filling them with panic.