The Iliad

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THE ILIAD BOOK I. BOOK II. BOOK III. BOOK IV. BOOK V. BOOK VI. BOOK VII. BOOK VIII. BOOK IX. BOOK X. BOOK XI. BOOK XII. BOOK XIII. BOOK XIV. BOOK XV. BOOK XVI. BOOK XVII. BOOK XVIII. BOOK XIX. BOOK XX. BOOK XXI. BOOK XXII. BOOK XXIII. BOOK XXIV.…

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• AuthorHomer
• SourceProject Gutenberg #6130
• Length188,313 words
• Chapters27
• DictionaryNot yet generated
• CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
• Source checked2026-08-21

Contents

27 chapters

Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.

1. 01POPE’S PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER
2. 02ARGUMENT.[40]
3. 03BOOK II.
4. 04THE CATALOGUE OF THE SHIPS.[101]
5. 05BOOK III.
6. 06BOOK IV.
7. 07BOOK V.
8. 08BOOK VI.
9. 09ARGUMENT
10. 10BOOK VIII.
11. 11BOOK IX.
12. 12BOOK X.
13. 13ARGUMENT
14. 14BOOK XII.
15. 15BOOK XIII.
16. 16ARGUMENT.[231]
17. 17BOOK XV.
18. 18THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS
19. 19BOOK XVII.
20. 20BOOK XVIII.
21. 21BOOK XIX.
22. 22BOOK XX.
23. 23THE BATTLE IN THE RIVER SCAMANDER.[269]
24. 24BOOK XXII.
25. 25FUNERAL GAMES IN HONOUR OF PATROCLUS.[280]
26. 26BOOK XXIV.
27. 27A. POPE

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