The Iliad is the first of the two great epics of Homer and is typically described as oneof the greatest war stories of all time. But to say The Iliad is a war story does not beginto describe the emotional sweep of its action and characters, including Achilles, Helen,Hector, and other heroes of Greek myth, as they endure the tenth and final year of theGreek siege of Troy.

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