Translated by William Cullen BRYANT _ Homer’s epic poem belongs in a collection called the Epic Cycle, which includes the Odyssey _ Plus: Note on HOMER.

Nine years after the start of the Trojan War, the Achaean army sacked the city of Chryse and captured two maidens as prizes of war. One of the maidens, Chryseis, is given to Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaeans, and the other maiden, Briseis, was given to the army’s best warrior, Achilles. Chryseis’ father, the city’s priest, prays to the god Apollo and asks for a plague on the Achaean army. To stop this plague, Agamemnon returns Chryseis to her father, but then orders Achilles to give him Briseis as compensation. Achilles refuses. Chryses then prays to Apollo, who sends a plague upon the Achaean camp.

Wuilia Ebooks _ ISBN 978-2-38481-034-5 _ English Version _ ePub _ 156,881 words (9 hours 31 minutes) – 871 pages _ 18/05/2022.