The Iliad

A fine, limited edition set of Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey with excellent provenance.

Large bronze sculpture depicting Paris in the Iliad from Greek mythology, circa 1900. Measures: 39 x 16 cm.

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer translated by Alexander Pope, a New Edition with preface and notes by the translator.

Homer was author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in ...

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in ...

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in ...

This decision determines the rest of the events that occur in the Iliad.        

This English bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are unce...

This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncert...

This image originates from the Iliad and was revived in the Late Renaissance and Baroque periods, like many other works of classical antiquity.

Homer, traditionally regarded as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, was one of the most revered literary figures of the ancient world.

Homer is the name given to the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the basis of Greco-Latin epic literature.

Ancient Battles - Siege of Troy (circa 12th or 13th century BCE, legendary): While primarily referenced in 'The Iliad', various siege devices, including possible towers, were imagi...

She holds a bronze plaque that establishes a "canon" of Western literary mastery.The Names on the PlaqueThe names are listed in their French forms, representing the pinnacle of ancie...

Ancient Battles - Siege of Troy (circa 12th or 13th century BCE, legendary): While primarily referenced in 'The Iliad', various siege devices, including possible towers, were imagi...

Mallory states: Basically, the parallels concern the presence of first-(magico-juridical) and second-(warrior) function representatives on the victorious side of a war that ultimate...

In the study of Greek myths, Calliope ("she who has a beautiful voice") was the muse of epic poetry, the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, known as the Muse of Homer, the inspirer of t...

Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name...

A finely cast French patinated bronze bust depicting Menelaus, the legendary King of Sparta and one of the principal heroes of Homer's Iliad, executed after an important classical pr...

This leads directly to the Trojan War, which lasts ten years and is the subject of Homer's Iliad.

Title: Antique Trojan War Map – Bellum Trojanum Mediterranean, Wilkinson 1815 This finely engraved and delicately hand-colored antique map titled Bellum Trojanum (The Trojan War) pr...

Падение Трои / The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy - produced by Bavaria Film Munchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka), directed by the German film director Manfred Noa (1893-1930), b...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

On the Design: This magnificent tapestry showcases the dramatic narrative capabilities of French royal workshops through its dynamic depiction of a classical scene from Homer's Ilia...

It is frequently mentioned in Homer's Iliad as the home of the Myrmidones, the contingent led by Achilles in the Trojan War.

Hector’s departure from Andromache: Depicted from the epic, Iliad, the Trojan hero, Hector shields his wife, Andromache, who presents him with their son, Atyanax, upon his departu...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the sa...

Favoring the former interpretation is that the episode appears in Homer’s Iliad. Favoring the later is that the comely young man seems very much alive.