Iliad

Homer's Iliad, written around 800 BC, is an epic poem of Ancient Greece, illustrating the brutal and unfortunate consequences of war, specifically the war between Greece and Troy.

This version of The Illiad was translated by Samuel Butler in 1898. Unfortunately, the names of gods and goddesses have been transcribed into those of their Roman counterparts, which as the Roman's incorperated the Greek culture and beliefs into their own and not the other way around, is highly innacurate.

This translation is out of copyright.