Epic Poems A, B, C, D. Plague in the Greek camp. Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles. The wrath of Achilles. Zeus commands Agamemnon to start the war. Catalogue of ships. Duel between Menelaus and Paris. The war ignites.
Homer, the greatest epic poet of Ancient Greece, lived in the 8th century BC. However, his dating is disputed. Many cities argued over his origins, with Smyrna having probably the fairest claims. Many myths were created about his life. According to the prevailing tradition, he died in Ios.
In addition to the Iliad (15,692 lines) and the Odyssey (12,110 lines), other works were attributed to him since antiquity. His two great epics are fundamental to Greek history and education. In the 4th century AD, Pisistratus compiled the Homeric poems, which, after processing mainly by the Alexandrians and corrections in later times, have been passed down to us.
