Iliad

Iliad The prolific epic The Iliad depicts the exploits of the great Achilles, and is part of an assemblage of ancient poems dubbed the Epic Cycle, that encompassed the history of the Trojan War and the events surrounding it. This Masterpiece of historical context and paramount storytelling was procured by the great Homer, generally regarded as one of the first authors of modern writing. It is a marvel for any story to endure 3000 years, as The Iliad has. The vivid descriptions, figurative language, and tales of great adventure are what allowed the story to traverse through history. The events transpiring in The Iliad were rooted in history, but grow into a deeper metaphoric meaning. The Greeks regarded Homer as close to god-like status because they believed that the Iliad recounted a definitive piece of their history with great detail and glorification of their culture. They felt that the heroes immortalized in this tale were a prominent representation of the ideals on which their civilization was based. All cultures need heroes to boost confidence. Achilles is like the Greek Superman. He is portrayed as an invincible warrior, who sends the enemy fleeing in terror, merely at the sight of him. This iliad, history, trojan, great, war, homer, events, story, schliemann, one, troy, epic, century, believed, archaeology, written, world, site, inspired, historical, greek, because, around, years, work, whether, value, upon, until, tales, stories, status, sites, scholars, regarded