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   Book 1: Summary: The Iliad begins with the Trojan War already in progress. Greek audiences would have been familiar with the background of the story, and here a brief summary of events is necessary to help the reader to put these events in context.

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   After twelve days, Zeus returns to Olympus. Thetis goes to see him and kneels before him, asking him to honor her son by granting the Trojans victory while Achilles remains out of the battle. Zeus is angered, and says that helping the Trojans would force him into a fight with his wife Hera , who supports the Achaeans.

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   Summary. The poet invokes a muse to aid him in telling the story of the rage of Achilles, the greatest Greek hero to fight in the Trojan War. The narrative begins nine years after the start of the war, as the Achaeans sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis.

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   Summary. Chronicling the deeds of great heroes from the past who helped form a society, the Iliad is an epic poem. As such the epic stands as a bridge between history and literature.

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   Summary. Analysis. Homer begins by asking the Muse, the goddess of poetry and music, to sing to him about Odysseus and his travels. Odysseus and his crew have seen many strange lands and have suffered many trials. Their careless behavior has sometimes angered the gods, who have prevented their safe return to Ithaca.

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   In Book 1 of the Iliad he reminds his mother, Hera, how he was once thrown from Olympus by Zeus, to persuade her to avoid open conflict with Zeus. His position reveals him to be aware of his relative weaknesses as well as astute in his judgement.

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   What happens in Book 4 of Olympus?

   • Book 4: Summary: In the halls of Olympus, Zeus and Hera argue over the fate of Troy. The Trojans and the Greeks are about to make a truce that will end the war and save the city. Hera longs to see the city destroyed, although Zeus loves Troy and its people because of their piety and virtue.

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   Why did Zeus go to Olympus?

   • The feast gives a sense of daily life and the routines used for sacrifices. After twelve days, Zeus returns to Olympus. Thetis goes to see him and kneels before him, asking him to honor her son by granting the Trojans victory while Achilles remains out of the battle.

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   Why did Thetis visit Zeus on Olympos?

   • Thetis visits Zeus on Olympos, and the king of the gods agrees to aid the Trojans, although he expresses a fear that his wife, Hera, will be annoyed because she is jealous of Thetis and hates the Trojans and hence cannot bear to see them win the war.

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   Where does the story of Odysseus start?

   • "Start where you will," says the bard to the muse, and so the story begins in the middle of Odysseus's long journey home from Troy. The nymph Calypso has held Odysseus captive for seven years on the island Ogygia, and the goddess Athena has come before an assembly of the gods to plead for his release.

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   Why does Thetis appeal to Zeus after a dispute with Agamemnon?

   • Ever since his quarrel with Agamemnon, Achilles has refused to participate in battle, and, after twelve days, Thetis makes her appeal to Zeus, as promised. Zeus is reluctant to help the Trojans, for his wife, Hera, favors the Greeks, but he finally agrees.

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   What does Telemachus tell Penelope about Odysseus?

   • Telemachus reproaches her; he reminds her that Zeus, not the bard, is responsible for Odysseus's suffering. He tells her to have courage, to listen to the bard's song, and to remember her husband. Penelope obeys him, surprised by his good sense and strong will.

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    The book begins with a recapitulation of the conversation between Athena and Zeus in Book 1, about why it is important that Odysseus be allowed to go home, and how this should happen. Whom does Athena suggest that Zeus send with a message to Calypso?