HOMER

One of the great epics of western literature, 'The Iliad' recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem vivdly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods battling amidst devastation and destruction.

V tome predstavleny vsemirno izvestnye drevnegrecheskie poemy "Iliada" i "Odisseya", sozdannye Gomerom v Maloj Azii, v Ionii v 8 v. do n.e. na osnovanii mifologicheskih skazanij o Troyanskoj vojne.

Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect and fello...