The purpose of this page is to help me and others with the reading of The Iliad. I hope you find my summaries useful. Note that I read the Samuel Butler translation. The two are very similar; however, the big difference is in names of characters (especially among the top gods). I listed the names of the characters for both translations during my summary. I.E., the god of thunder is Jove (Zeus). Any (and this is the case for most) time characters names are really similar, I leave it unchanged and expect you to make the inference yourself. I.E., Calchas and Kalkhas are the same prophets from book I. Any questions/comments can be sent to the email address listed below. Thanks, Dan.
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 List of All Relevant Characters
Here are some helpful or interesting links relating to The Iliad, The Odyssey, or Greek mythology in general.
www.greekmythology.com
www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/2471/ (this is a really good site for character background!)
