Epic poem of the Trojan War focusing on Achilles' rage, divine meddling, and relentless heroic combat.
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Epic poem of the Trojan War focusing on Achilles' rage, divine meddling, and relentless heroic combat.
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"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation—the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses—with their memorably phrased heroi...
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Sexual content
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Depictions of sexual violence, rape, infidelity, and wartime sexual coercion
Violence & gore
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Graphic battle deaths, dismemberment, gore, torture, and injury detail throughout
Profanity
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Substance use
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References to wine in feasting and ritual contexts
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central role of Olympian gods, prayers, sacrifices, and divine rituals
Magic & witchcraft
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Divine interventions and godly powers shaping mortal events
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Themes of honor, leadership, glory, and the costs of war
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Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, sexual violence, war atrocities, child death, and systemic cruelty
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