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The Iliad for Boys and Girls

by Church, Alfred J. Author

Vigorous retelling of Homer's Iliad, relating the incidents of the great siege of Troy, from the quarrel of the chiefs to the ransoming of Hector's body.

Additional Details

Resource Type
E-Book
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
26
Pages
254
Suggested Grades
4th - 6th
Geographical Setting
Greece
Publisher
Yesterday's Classics
Edition
2010
Copyright
1907

Chapters

  • I Of How the War with Troy Began
  • II The Quarrel
  • III What Thetis Did for Her Son
  • IV The Duel of Paris and Menelaus
  • V How the Oath Was Broken
  • VI The Great Deeds of Diomed
  • VII Concerning Other Valiant Deeds
  • VIII Of Glaucus and Diomed
  • IX Hector and Andromache
  • X How Hector and Ajax Fought
  • XI The Battle on the Plain
  • XII The Repentance of Agamemnon
  • XIII The Embassy to Achilles
  • XIV The Story of Old Phoenix
  • XV The Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses
  • XVI The Wounding of the Chiefs
  • XVII The Battle at the Wall
  • XVIII The Battle at the Ships
  • XIX The Deeds and Death of Patroclus
  • XX The Rousing of Achilles
  • XXI The Making of the Arms
  • XXII The Quarrel Ended
  • XXIII The Battle at the River
  • XIV The Slaying of Hector
  • XXV The Ransoming of Hector
  • XXVI The End of Troy

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