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Iliad: see Homer Homer, principal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet.
Works, Life, and LegendsTwo epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. ..... Click the link for more information. . Iliad Homer’s epic detailing a few days near the end of the Trojan War. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] See : Epic Iliad Homer’s poetic account set during the legendary Trojan war. [Gk. Poetry: The Iliad] See : War
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| He was so fond of these stories that while still a little boy he made a play from the Iliad which was acted by the boys of one of his schools. His Margites bears the same relation to Comedy that the Iliad and Odyssey do to Tragedy. There is neither Iliad nor Odyssey to be found in the libraries of the Chinese; indeed, a favourite feature of their verse is the "stop short", a poem containing only four lines, concerning which another critic has explained that only the words stop, while the sense goes on. |
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