The Iliad The Odyssey

Author: Celine Boutard Category: Stories and Tales Age: 13 years and above Publisher: Kalamat (Sharjah) Cover format: Hardcover Publication year: 2019 Number of pages: 130 Book summary: The narrated events in these two epics "The Iliad and The Odyssey" took place in the 12th century BC between the Greeks, the inhabitants of ancient Greece, and the Trojans, the inhabitants of Troy. These two countries were neighboring, separated by the Aegean Sea. Trade between them was flourishing, but the relationship between the two peoples was always tense. One day, a great event ignited a war between the two countries that lasted ten years and resulted in many casualties. Old storytellers transmitted news of this war. Their tales excited the interest and enthusiasm of the Greeks, and they passed them from generation to generation until they reached a storyteller named "Homer," who composed that long poem, the epic "The Iliad," in which he narrated the causes and events of this war. Later, he wrote "The Odyssey," which deals with one of the heroes of The Iliad: "Odysseus," and the circumstances surrounding his return to his homeland after the war ended.