Slide 1 The Iliad Background Ἰ λιάς or “The Tragedy of Achilles” Slide 2 Who was Achilles? Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the goddess Thetis (the…

The Iliad - A Tale of Ancient Greece The Iliad is the story of Achilles, or, as it is often called, âThe tragedy of Achilles,â and how he brings disaster upon himself through…

The Iliad: the predecessor to The Odyssey Achilles, hero of The Iliad âAchilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid Thetis. He was the mightiest of the Greeks…

The Iliad Background Ἰλιάς or “The Tragedy of Achilles” The Epic Epiclong narrative poem Follows the journey of an epic hero (Odysseus) An example of oral tradition…

Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus and its devastation, which put pains thousandfold upon the Achaians, hurled in their multitudes to the house of Hades…

The Iliad Background Ἰλιάς or “The Tragedy of Achilles” The Epic Epiclong narrative poem Follows the journey of an epic hero (Odysseus) An example of oral tradition…

The Iliad Background Ἰλιάς or “The Tragedy of Achilles” Who was Achilles? Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the goddess Thetis (the sea goddess). He…