The Iliad presents the story of the Trojan War, which led to the downfall of the city of Troy. The heroes of the epic poem include Achilles, Odysseus, Agamemnon, and Hector. Homer's work is a timeless masterpiece of human civilization and a cornerstone of Western literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public...