The Iliad by Homer - Book 1 - The Disagreement between Achilles and Agamemnon (Lombardo Translation)

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The Iliad begins after the Trojan War has been raging for close to ten years. To learn the history / backstory of the Trojan War - you can read about it in the link below.
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We are reading Stanley Lombardo's translation. For a comparison of different translations, read the below article:
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The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Usually considered to have been written down circa the 8th century BC, the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, along with the Odyssey, another epic poem attributed to Homer, which tells of Odysseus's experiences after the events of the Iliad. In the modern vulgate (the standard accepted version), the Iliad contains 15,693 lines, divided into 24 books; it is written in Homeric Greek, a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects. It is usually grouped in the Epic Cycle.
Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek states (Achaeans), it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles
**The Iliad is a work of fiction. None of the Greek Gods exist or ever have existed. There is only one true God Yahweh, whose son Jesus Christ is the Messiah.

[@gemmen98]

My man,
Great enunciation and cadence. One of my favourite translations as well!

[@KraussAudioBooks]

Thank you for the compliments. I have completed up to chapter 15 and I plan on finishing this beast before years end

[@acefox9676]

This is the best version ive found on youtube yet. Thanks a bunch ❤ and i cant wait to get through the rest of them

[@KraussAudioBooks]

@@acefox9676 dude thanks a lot for that. I really wanted to bring the text to life. Over the course of this long project I flesh out the character voices a little better, so I feel like it improves later on. Enjoy it and comment occasionally if you really enjoy any of the works

[@brunosantana7261]

Amazing narration, undoubtedly the best I have ever heard.

[@KraussAudioBooks]

Thanks Bruno you just made my day

[@liamcampbell6367]

do book 2 and 3 like next hour pls

[@Hoodinator17]

Liam that’s asking quite a lot don’t you think?

[@KraussAudioBooks]

Lol! Book 2 is recorded maybe ill upload tonight after football

[@Hoodinator17]

@@KraussAudioBooks !!!!!! oh boy :D

[@samuelojum1966]

Youre a life saver

[@KraussAudioBooks]

@@samuelojum1966 Happy to help brother

[@KingMurese]

You saved me time. I have to read this in my literature class. The only thing is you have a different edition than mine, but I still can follow along tho

[@KraussAudioBooks]

I am very glad it helped

[@plugshirt1762]

lol I didn't realize until looking into it there are like twenty different versions

[@jueneturner8331]

Very, very good reading!

[@KraussAudioBooks]

Thanks. Enjoy the series

[@Hoodinator17]

Based

[@KraussAudioBooks]

Based and Odysseus pilled

[@crazykirbymain4217]

All of this beef because of a girl

[@KraussAudioBooks]

Sometimes it really do be like that bro

[@schrodingerscatboyirl]

is this a diss track

[@KraussAudioBooks]

No

[@schrodingerscatboyirl]

@@KraussAudioBooks it absolutely is this shit is hilarious. im reading it for university

[@KraussAudioBooks]

@@schrodingerscatboyirl yeah the beef is really simmering in these early chapters

[@schrodingerscatboyirl]

@@KraussAudioBooks dude yeah i know the whole story already from start to finish and everything before and after but good god this is so silly

[@KraussAudioBooks]

@@schrodingerscatboyirl Ya gotta understand in the camps there are no women except the ones taken as prizes. They are camped on the shores for years, so that is why Achilles is so indignant over losing his prize