The IliadIn 2002, the University of Michigan Press published Rodney Merrill's translation of Homer's Odyssey, an interpretation of the classic that was unique in employing the meter of Homer's original. Praising Merrill's translation of the Odyssey, Gregory Nagy of Harvard wrote, Merrill's fine ear for the sound of ancient Greek makes the experience of reading his Homer the nearest thing in English to actually hearing Homer. The translator's English renders most faithfully the poet's ancient Greek--not only the words and meaning but even the voice. Merrill has now produced an edition of Homer's Iliad, following the same approach. This form of rendering is particularly relevant to the Iliad, producing a strong musical setting that many elements of the narrative require to come truly to life. Most notable are the many battle scenes, to which the strong meter gives an impetus embodying and making credible the war-lust in the deeds of the combatants. --University of Michigan Press. |
Contents
Singing the Iliad | 1 |
Bibliography | 23 |
Book I | 29 |
Book 2 | 45 |
After telling a deceptive dream Agamemnon orders withdrawal Odysseus halts it then scourges | 68 |
Paris avoids Menelaos response to his challenge then agrees to fight from the wall Helen identifies | 80 |
The gods confirm Troys ruin Athena makes Pándaros violate the oaths by wounding Menelaos | 94 |
Book 6 | 117 |
Battle rages at the wall which gods later will destroy the Trojans keep attacking despite | 227 |
Poseidon aids the Achaians leaders of both sides battle at the ships the Ajaxes hold off Hektor | 249 |
Poseidon encourages the Achaian lords to keep fighting Hera plots to make Zeus sleep aiding | 263 |
Awakening Zeus sends Iris to stop Poseidon and Apollo to aid the Trojans Hektor fights | 282 |
Yielding to Patroklos plea Achilles sends him out with the Mýrmidons he kills Sarpédon | 304 |
Book 18 | 324 |
Achilles Thetis and seanymphs lament the heroes death Achilles rescues Patróklos body | 340 |
Receiving the arms Achilles renounces his wrath Agamemnon blames Delusion which harms | 351 |
Without any gods the battle continues Agamemnon kills Adréstos Diomédes and Glaukos talk | 131 |
Book 8 | 144 |
Zeus keeps the gods away the Achaians flee the Trojans attack but defend the wall Hera | 159 |
Book 10 | 178 |
At a night council the Achaians dispatch spies Diomédes and Odysseus who capture and kill | 193 |
Agamemnon rampages and is wounded Paris and Sokos wound Diomédes Odysseus Macháon | 215 |
Zeus sends the gods to aid both sides Achilles speaks and fights with Aineías whom Poseidon | 364 |
Achilles kills many men in the river who begs him to stop then threatens Hera sends | 380 |
His parents beg Hektor to come in Hektor refuses Achilles chases him Athena deceives | 394 |
List of Proper Names in the Iliad | 439 |
Common terms and phrases
Agamemnon Aineías Ajax answer Anténor Antílochos Apollo Argives Argos armor arrow Atreus battle beautiful bedmate beside Boiótia BOOK breast bronze cabin chariot comrades Dánaäns daughter dear Diomédes eager earth father faultless feet fight fighters flee galleys give glittering helmet glorious glory goddess godlike gods great-souled Hades hands heart Hektor Hektor of glittering Hephaistos Hera hero holding Homer honor Idómeneus Iliad Ilion immortals leader leapt lord Lykian Menelaos Menoítios Mérionés mortal mother much-loved Nestor never noble Achilles Odysseus Olympos once palace Pallas Athena Patróklos Peleus perished Phoibos Apollo Phokis Poseidon Priam Pylos quickly river roused rushed Sarpédon scion of Kronos scion of Priam sea-brine shield ships shoulders shouted slaughtered sons of Achaians Speaking spear spear-shaft spirit spoke standing stood straightway struck swift swift ships swift-footed terrible Teukros Thessaly Thetis town Troäd Trojan killed Troy Tydeus valor violent combat winged words words he addressed wounded Zeus