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What are The Iliad and Odyssey about?
The Iliad, is a written account of the final weeks of The Trojan War with Achilles as the protagonist. The Odyssey is Odysseus' ten year journey from Troy after the Trojan War to his homeland Greece. Both are written by Homer. Both are called epic poems also as they are mainly written in dactylic hexameter. Mathew :-)
Was the book troy made into a movie?
The movie "Troy" wasn't based on a book called Troy. It was based on The Iliad by Homer. The Iliad tells only a small portion of the 10 year Trojan War--about 9 weeks, I believe. The move "Troy" is a condensed version of The Iliad.
What happens in the Iliad to set the stage for the odyssey?
The illiad covers the 9th year of the Troyan war which some people think ocurred circa 1250 B.C. It is believed to have been written around the year 750 B.C. by Homer, a storyteller.
Are the anead Iliad and the oddesy the same story?
No. Both epic poems were written by Homer (Greek). The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War, about the last year of the war. The chief protagonists are Achilles, Agamemnon, Patroclus, Hector, Paris. The Odyssey is about a Greek hero, Odysseus. After the Trojan War, he started his 10 year long journey home (to Itacha), where everybody thought he was dead. Only his wife Penelpoe believed that he would come home. On his journey he had many adventures (the one-eyed Polyphemus, the Sirens, Circe, etc) and finally he got home.
What is the subject of the lliad?
Homer's epic tale about the Iliad is all about how Paris ( Troy Prince ) abducted Helen, who was actually Menelaus's wife ( King of Sparta .) It is mainly about how The Greeks start a war because they want Helen back, but Paris will not give her back. In the end the Greeks create a wooden horse and hide all their warriors in it. The Trojans think that it is a gift from them and they want to end the war, and they start dancing and singing and celebrating. At night the Greek warriors jump out and burn down Troy.
What year was Greek mythology introduced?
No one really knows when it started. The first written record of Greece is the Iliad. It begins with Homer and it is believed to be not earlier than a thousand years before Christ.
What year was greek mythology established?
No one really knows when it started. The first written record of Greece is the Iliad. It begins with Homer and it is believed to be not earlier than a thousand years before Christ.
What are The Iliad and Odyssey about?
The Iliad, is a written account of the final weeks of The Trojan War with Achilles as the protagonist. The Odyssey is Odysseus' ten year journey from Troy after the Trojan War to his homeland Greece. Both are written by Homer. Both are called epic poems also as they are mainly written in dactylic hexameter. Mathew :-)
The Iliad and The Odyssey described what?
The Iliad describes the final year of the Trojan War, while the Odyssey tells of Odysseus's ten year journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan war.
What year did homer write The Iliad and the odyssey?
6969 bc
What year of the Trojan war does The Iliad take place in?
The Illiad takes place on the tenth year of the siege of Troy.
What poem told the story of the Trojan War?
The Iliad covered a few weeks of the last year of the Trojan War. In the original version, the Iliad covered many years of the war.
How long had the Trojan war been going by the time the Iliad begins?
It was the tenth year.
What were two epics written by Homer?
The Iliad (the story of Ilium, another word for Troy - the poem relates an episode in the Trojan War) and the Odyssey - an account of the ten-year journey of Odysseus home from Troy to ithaca.
Is the Iliad a story of the Trojan war?
It covers the last year of the 10-year Greek looting expedition of Asia Minor.
What year was the first amendment written?
1787.
Was the book troy made into a movie?
The movie "Troy" wasn't based on a book called Troy. It was based on The Iliad by Homer. The Iliad tells only a small portion of the 10 year Trojan War--about 9 weeks, I believe. The move "Troy" is a condensed version of The Iliad.
