Question

Homer's epic, the Iliad, is about

A.The Trojan war

B. Alexander the great

C.Gilgamesh

D.The oracle at delphi

Answer 1

Answer: Homer's epic, the Iliad, is about (A.) the Trojan war.

Explanation: In the Iliad, Homer tells the events related to the Trojan war, that is to say those related to the conflict that emerges between the Greeks and the Trojans. Moreover, it also refers to the quarrel between Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, and Achilles, the hero of the Trojan war. However, as the poem starts in media res, the Iliad does not make reference to the origins of the war.

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Answer 2

Answer: Homer's epic, the Iliad, is about (A.) the Trojan war.

Explanation: In the Iliad, Homer tells the events related to the Trojan war, that is to say those related to the conflict that emerges between the Greeks and the Trojans. Moreover, it also refers to the quarrel between Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, and Achilles, the hero of the Trojan war. However, as the poem starts in media res, the Iliad does not make reference to the origins of the war.