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The Iliad was about a couple of months near the end of the War. The Odyssey was about Odysseus' long voyage home after it.
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What tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?
The Iliad tells the story of the last months of the Trojan War.
How long after the Trojan war was Homer's Iliad Odyssey written?
If the Trojan War occurred around 1250 BCE (BC) and Homer composed the Iliad and The Odyssey around 800 BCE, that makes 450 years, and the Greeks did not develop writing until around 500 BCE when it was finally written down.
How long was the Trojan war in The Iliad?
10 years
What happened to Odysseus after the Trojan war?
He spent the next ten years getting home. It is the story of the Odyssey.
How many years after the Trojan does The Odyssey take place?
The Odyssey takes place immediately following the Trojan war.
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