which book by the ancient greek poet homer tells the story of the trojan war?

Answer 1

That would be The Iliad.

Answer 2

The Iliad covers a 10 day period near to the end of the Trojan War.

The Odyssey tells more details about the whole war, though it mainly covers Odysseus' travels as he returns from the war.

p.s. Vergil wrote the Aeneid, not the Iliad... the Aeneid tells of Aeneas' travels after he fled Troy, ending up in Italy and founding the... well, foundations... of the Roman empire.

Answer 3

Iliad.

He only tells the story of a period of about 10 days in the 10-year war, however. Not the whole story. The Iliad begins with Achilles' argument with Agamemnon over the captured princess Briseis, and it ends with the return of Hector's body to his father, Priam. In between you get lots of Achilles sulking, the death of Patroclus, and the death of Hector.

Many other episodes of the war are told, however, in conversations ... but by no means the entire story.

Answer 4

Homer is reputed to have written The Illiad, this begins with Paris choosing between Aphrodite and Hera, as to who was the most beautiful, as a reward, Aphrodite made Helen of Sparta fall in love with him. He took her to Troj, with hubbie in hot persuit. He, the husband got all the Greeks to help him and he destroyed Troj. Eventually
The Odyssey deals with the Greek Odyseus' journey back home.

Answer 5

The Illiad

Answer 6

Homer's depiction of the Trojan war itself was in the "Illiad". It was followed up by his poem "Odessey". Other good bits for reading around it would be Aeyschelus' play: "Agammemnon"

Answer 7

The Illiad

Answer 8

The Iliad

Answer 9

The only books by Homer i have ever heard of is " The Illiad" and "Odyssey"

Answer 10

The Iliad. The Odyssey is Ulysses's journey home

Answer 11

Its called the Iliad