Video Lectures:
- https://youtu.be/R2GOTdWvrtM (The Iliad of Homer)
Documentaries:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSPJGKuFYk (The True Story of Troy An Ancient War Documentary)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx0tQojZNIU (Troy Story in Animation)
General Resources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer (Homer Wiki)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad (Iliad Wiki)
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Homer-Greek-poet (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Sample Questions:
- Discuss Homer’s portrayal of the gods in “Book1” of The Iliad.
- How do the conflicts between mortals compare and contrast to the conflicts between the gods in “Book 1” of The Iliad.
- In what ways are Achilles’s and Agamemnon’s characterizations of each other in “Book1” of The Iliad?
- Why do the “glittering gifts” Athena foretells for Achilles in “Book1” of The Iliad prove worthless?
- How do the first few lines of The Iliad preview the conflict, setting and characters of the poem?
- Homer’s The Iliad is one of the major epic poems. – Discuss.