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Achilles refuses to fight because Agamemnon has taken his prize, Briseis.
Book 1Thetis appeals to Zeus to punish the Achaeans on Achilles's behalf, and Zeus agrees.
Book 1A truce is called but is soon broken, and war resumes; Paris and Hector both fight duels.
Book 4Zeus takes control, driving back the Achaeans; Hector's rampage kills many before night falls.
Book 8After Agamemnon's hour of glory, the Trojans advance and wound many Achaean heroes.
Book 11After Hector and the Trojans reach the ships, Patroclus enters the battle and is killed.
Book 16After Priam's personal appeal to bury his son, Achilles returns Hector's body.
Book 24After a period of mourning, Hector's body is burned and his bones are buried.
Book 24| Book | Summary |
|---|---|
| Book 1 | In the tenth year of the Trojan War, Achilles, the greatest fighter for the Achaeans (the Greeks and their allies), is e... Read More |
| Book 2 | To fulfill his promise to Thetis, Zeus sends Agamemnon a dream that he will defeat Troy, leading him to believe all the ... Read More |
| Book 3 | Paris boldly strides in the front rank of the Trojan forces, but he hides when he sees Menelaus, Helen's abandoned husba... Read More |
| Book 4 | On Olympus, the gods argue over the war. Zeus suggests that the peace hold and Helen go home with Menelaus, both because... Read More |
| Book 5 | Athena empowers Diomedes, who is one of the best fighters in the Achaean army, and he sweeps through the Trojan troops. ... Read More |
| Book 6 | As the Achaeans drive the Trojans back toward their gates, Menelaus catches a Trojan charioteer. The Trojan begs to be r... Read More |
| Book 7 | The return of Hector and Paris reinvigorates the Trojan troops. Alarmed, Athena rushes back toward the battle, but Apoll... Read More |
| Book 8 | On Olympus, Zeus has had enough. He forbids the other gods from interfering in the war and goes off to the mountains of ... Read More |
| Book 9 | There is panic in the Achaean camp. Agamemnon fears they must sail home, but Diomedes argues against such cowardice. He ... Read More |
| Book 10 | Agamemnon and Menelaus can't sleep with the Trojans camped so near, so they rouse the other commanders for a council. Wh... Read More |
| Book 11 | In the morning the armies clash, wreaking destruction on both sides. Then Achaean fighters begin to gain ground. Agamemn... Read More |
| Book 12 | As the Trojans advance on the Achaean wall, the poet reveals that the gods will destroy it as soon as they depart. The t... Read More |
| Book 13 | With the Trojans through the Achaean wall, Zeus takes his eyes off the fighting, and the sea-god Poseidon takes advantag... Read More |
| Book 14 | Hearing the sounds of battle, Nestor gathers the wounded Achaean commanders. Agamemnon fears losing and proposes sailing... Read More |
| Book 15 | As the Trojans are driven back to their chariots outside the wall, Zeus wakes up and sees what is happening. He threaten... Read More |
| Book 16 | Patroclus tells Achilles how badly the battle is going and scolds him for his rage. If he will not relent, Achilles shou... Read More |
| Book 17 | A fierce battle rages over Patroclus's body with gods assisting fighters on both sides. Menelaus kills Euphorbus, the yo... Read More |
| Book 18 | Achilles has a bad feeling that Patroclus is dead even before Menelaus's messenger arrives. Upon hearing the news, Achil... Read More |
| Book 19 | The next morning Thetis delivers Achilles's new armor, gives him strength, and promises to keep Patroclus's body from de... Read More |
| Book 20 | Zeus calls the gods together and gives them permission to intervene in the war however they wish. The gods pick sides bu... Read More |
| Book 21 | Achilles pushes the Trojan army back, driving a portion of it into the river Xanthus (also called Scamander), where he s... Read More |
| Book 22 | Apollo reveals he has tricked Achilles into letting the Trojans escape, and Achilles runs back to Troy like a deadly sta... Read More |
| Book 23 | After returning to the Achaean camp, Achilles and the Myrmidons mourn Patroclus, and Achilles vents his anger by abusing... Read More |
| Book 24 | For the next several days, Achilles drags Hector's corpse around Patroclus's tomb every time he misses his comrade. Apol... Read More |
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