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Myth
Achilles, half man-half deity, fought in the Trojan war for King Agamemnon and quarreled with him over a mistress, among other things. The war featured the Trojans against the Greeks and had lots of action where Achilles was the star. Achilles' close friend Patroclus died at the hands of Hector; consequently, Achilles slaughtered him in order to get his revenge. While not listed in the Iliad, sources say that Achilles suffered his tragic fate at the end of the war by Paris when he was shot with an arrow through the achilles heel. Achilles fulfilled the hero motif of living a short life of glory.
Belief system
The ancient Greek belief system represents a collection of cultural myths and stories that date back to circa 1300-1200 BCE. Its pantheon of deities were widely known and written about in Greek texts. The Romans...
Deity
Zeus (Greek: Ζεύς) was the sixth child of Kronos and Rhea, the original Titan deities in the Greek pantheon. Zeus ruled Mount Olympus and was said to control thunder.
Translation
"The Iliad" is a 1928 translation of the Iliad hero myth by Augustus T. Murray. In volume I of Murray's publication, books I-XII were released and books XXIII-XXIV in volume II. The original source text contains both the Greek and English.
Myths cited
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Belief systems cited
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Other works
Book · 1928
Augustus Taber Murray's 1924 translation of the Iliad hero myth contains both the Greek and English versions. This 600 page book was written by an expert in Greek literature who earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1890. Murray was born in 1866 and died in 1940. Volume I contains books I-XII and volume II contains XXIII-XXIV.
Book · 1954
The Iliad, vol. II, by August T. Murray is a 1954 reprint of the second volume by the author. It contains books XIII-XXIV of the Iliad hero myth as a translation from Ancient Greek to English.
