Summary of the "Iliad" by Homer - is the story of one of the most striking episodes of the famous Trojan War.The story describes the wrath of Achilles and its harmful consequences.
spat between Achilles and Agamemnon
For nine years have passed since the time when the Greek troops began the siege of Troy.Raided the neighboring areas, the Greeks captured Chryseis - the girl is the daughter of a priest in the temple of Apollo.Chryseis becomes the concubine of Agamemnon - Chief of the Greek army.Of course, the Apollo event extremely angered.Deity sends an army of pestilence.Achilles, the bravest of the Greeks, convinces Agamemnon to the general meeting of the troops to return Chryseis to her father.However, the commander in chief in return requires that Achilles gave him his prisoner - a girl named Briseis.Achilles feels insulted and decided to deal with Agamemnon by the sword.However, the goddess Athena, which wanted the Greek victory in the battle, keeps him from rash acts.As a result, Achilles limited to what is called in-chief selfish and shameless coward, and said that this day is not going to take part in hostilities.
Achilles decides to take revenge on the Greeks
Further, a summary of the "Iliad" of Homer included Nestor - the oldest and wisest Greek king.However, his attempts to reconcile quarreling turn into failure.Diplomatic and gracious leader Odysseus drove the Chryseis to her father, Agamemnon Briseis gets.Achilles also refers to his mother, the goddess Thetis the sea, and asks her to convince the supreme Zeus to grant the Trojans win.According to the soldier, it would help the Greeks to understand how much they are worthless without it.Despite the objections of Hera, benevolent Greeks, Zeus agrees.He sends Commander unusual dream, after which Agamemnon assembles Council of Chiefs, which asks whether you want to Greeks to return home.Warriors took seriously the proposal, sent to their ships.However, they, with the filing of Athena, Odysseus stops.He says a fiery speech.Wise Nestor gives his instructions to the soldiers.After listening to his speech, the Greeks made sacrifices and preparing for battle.Not involved in the only Achilles and his companions.
war continues
We will not be included in the summary of the "Iliad" of Homer detailed description of the forces that were exposed to the warring nations.Trojan army led by Hector - son of King Priam.Brother Hector - Paris, marked the beginning of the war (it was he who stole Helen - a beautiful wife of the Spartan king Menelaus), offers to fight Menelaus alone.The winner had to finally take hold of Elena and complete the long war.The first few strokes Menelaus allowed to feel the closeness of victory.But here again intervene in case the divine powers: Aphrodite, which protects Paris, save your pet.Athena pushes enemies Trojans to ensure that they broke the truce concluded before the fight.
following is a description of a number of battles, which resulted in the advantage is on the side of the Trojans.Seeing that things bad, Agamemnon sends an embassy to Achilles.Commander offers a brave warrior back Briseis and reward him with generous gifts if he again returns to duty.However, Agamemnon, Achilles answers failure.
troops Clashes continue.The Trojans attack on the camp of the Greeks, Hector seems irresistible.Fearing that Troy will win the war, Gera dress up, decorate and retreats with Zeus, her husband, on Mount Ida to distract attention from the fight.Discovering the tricks of his wife, the supreme god is enraged and again helping the Trojans.The Greeks are fleeing in panic.Patroclus, Achilles' best friend, sympathizes with them, put on armor and goes to combat, but his opponent - Hector - is much stronger and kills Patroclus.
revenge for the murdered friend
Next summary "Iliad" Homer returns to Achilles.The warrior swears to avenge the murdered friend.Thetis asks Hephaestus the god of blacksmiths forge new weapons for her son.Armed with the new armor, Achilles rushes to the battlefield and destroys many of the Trojans.After winning the warrior god of the river Scamander, and, after much persecution, he meets with Hector.With the support of Athens Achilles manages ruthlessly deal with the enemy, which he then attaches to the legs and takes his car to the Greek camp.Family Hector bitterly laments it.
A description of the solemn funeral that Patroclus Achilles satisfied - this event pays great attention to Homer."Iliad", a summary of which you are now reading, which continues when the hero's body burned and the ashes placed in an urn of gold.The culmination of the day become the athletic games in the memory of the deceased.
fate of Hector
not fully recovered from the loss, Achilles goes round the next day Patroclus burial mound, and does so in a chariot, which is tied to the body of Hector.Apollo asks the gods to stop this blasphemy.Gera objection, however, Zeus gives the nod to the fact that Priam had bought his son's body.Thetis charge ask Achilles consent.A Priam on the will of Zeus's messenger says Iris.Hecuba is trying to dissuade Priam.But anyone wanting to buy back the body of his son, went to the tent of Achilles with rich gifts.At this point Homer describes the sublime pathetic scene.Saddened Achilles agrees to Priam.He does not forget about the fate of his father, which was unable to bid farewell and returns to his son's body.Trojans mourn the death of Hector, and concludes Homer's "Iliad", a summary of which we have, in these words: "So they buried konebornogo Hector's body."
