The Iliad
Homer's epic poem depicts the final year of the Trojan War, focusing on Achilles's wrath and its consequences. Through war, honor, mortality, and the intervention of gods, it explores heroic values, the cost of pride, and the tragedy of conflict. The work is foundational to Western literature and thought.
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