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The Iliad

Cultural

An epic by Homer that recounts the story of the Trojan War (see also Trojan War).

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So, when I read "The Iliad," I already knew this story because it was part of my youth.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

MulletChamp.com states that the mullet has a long history: “Homer even described a haircut that sounds eerily familiar in The Iliad: ‘their forelocks cropped, hair grown long at the backs.’”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Experts first found the artwork, which depicts scenes from Trojan war epic The Iliad, in a dig in 2021.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2022

In the ancient Greek epic The Iliad, the hero Achilles loses his best friend Patroclus in battle and then inwardly tortures himself because he failed to shield Patroclus from harm.

From Scientific American • Sep. 19, 2022

“Take a seat. You’ll have to share with someone. Miss Stephanides has been reading from Book Three of The Iliad for us.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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