Homer's 'Iliad' in a brilliant translation that makes the epic of the Trojan War accessible to us in all its vividness. The wrath of Achilles, the battles between Greeks and Trojans, the mocking machinations of the Olympic gods - all of this is narrated in a poetic and contemporary language that clarifies the essence of Homeric expression and thus gives this text, the cultural foundation of Europe, a new shine. Homer's epic deals with war and the peaceful encounters of people, the decent and the wicked, both private and public; it shows how the gods interact with each other and with humans and how these relationships are shaped; it depicts celestial phenomena, the underworld, and names the lineages of the gods and heroes. Plato 'Ion'.