The Siege of Troy

by Kireet Joshi

An extract from the famous poem of Homer, the Iliad.

Through this epic, Homer presents the Greek world-view, a view of life where men are seen as a base metal beaten and shaped by the gods and fate until their inner golden nature is revealed.

He showed the Greeks more than just heroic deeds; his poetic genius drew aside the curtain of outer events and gave a vivid picture of the inner forces there at work.

Introduction, text and notes.