The Iliad, the source of ancient Greek civilization, is the starting point of Greek mythology and epic literature and a fundamental text that forms the spirit of Western literature.
The wrath of Achilles, the nobility of Hector, the cunning of the gods, and the fate of man, which resonated on the battlefield thousands of years ago, still leave an overwhelming impression on today's readers.
But the nuclear power plant often felt difficult and distant.
"The Iliad: The Original Source of Greek Mythology" is a book that fills that gap.
Professor Wonik Kim, a researcher of mythology, has revived the Iliad in a 'translation' that is accessible to everyone, faithfully preserving the core and metaphors of the original text while smoothly translating them into modern Korean.

The most notable feature of this translation is that it meticulously addresses the difficulties that hindered the flow of reading without compromising the original text's flavor.
The relationships between characters, mythical episodes that were only mentioned in fragments, and narrative gaps were naturally filled in, allowing readers to view the narrative at a glance.
By first summarizing the contents of each volume and then reading the text that follows, you can follow the flow of the Trojan War more clearly.

The rich commentary and visual materials, including a prologue, epilogue, reception history, family tree, and map, greatly expand understanding of the work's background, era, mythology, and characters.
German poet Heinrich Voss (J.
Based on the German translation by H. Voss, the depth of the original translation is preserved, and the sensuous description vividly revives the narrative power of the original.
For readers who want to properly understand the source of Greek mythology, this book will be a reliable guide.

One of the questions I often get from readers is what the original Greek mythology is.
That's BC
The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by the Greek poet Homer around the 8th century.
In other words, the original texts of all books on Greek mythology around the world, including the numerous works of the three great tragedians of ancient Greece, the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology in the 19th century English-speaking world, Schwab's Greek and Roman Mythology in the German-speaking world, Lee Yun-gi's Greek and Roman Mythology, and Kim Won-ik's Greek Mythology 1, 2, are the Iliad and the Odyssey.
That is why it is essential to properly understand these two works in order to properly understand Greek mythology.
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Homer's Iliad begins with Achilles' anger, which arises from a feud between Achilles, the greatest general of the Greek army, and Agamemnon, the commander-in-chief, over the spoils of war, and ends with the death of Hector, the mighty general of Troy.
Because Hector's death was ultimately a product of Achilles' anger, scholars call the Iliad the "Book of Wrath."
The Trojan War originally lasted ten years.
But Homer does not begin his story until the tenth year, nine years later.
That doesn't mean the story takes place throughout this last year.
Excluding the days when there was no war, it covers only about 50 days out of that year.
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The bravest of the Greek generals was undoubtedly Achilles.
But while Achilles, enraged by Agamemnon's actions, withdrew from the war and shut himself up in his tent, Telamon's son, the elder Ajax, was in a unique position.
Achilles was not the only one left out of this general offensive.
Protesilaus was the first to jump onto the Trojan beach during the landing and was killed by the Trojan general Aeneas.
Philoctetes also had to disembark on the island of Lemnos when the Greek ships stopped briefly at the island of Chryse on their way to Troy because his feet stank from a snake bite.
So Protesilaus's army was commanded by his brother Podarces, and Philoctetes' army was commanded by Medon, son of Oileus.
--- p.76

As Hector was about to leave the Skye Gate, his brother Paris came running from behind him.
Paris apologized to his brother for making him wait so long.
Hector felt it necessary to comfort Paris' heart.
So I told Paris that although he knew he was fighting bravely, it really hurt when he heard his allies criticizing him behind his back.
Then he patted his shoulder and said that they should fight hard together to drive the Greeks out of Troy and clear up the misunderstanding among our allies. Then he led the way out of the city gate.
--- p.142

“Oh, Nestor, glory of our Achaean army, Athena, if she had chosen, would have easily given you better words than these.
Because He is omnipotent.
But these horses, Nestor, of which you are curious, are the horses of Thrace, which the brave Diomedes took from his master, King Rhesus, after he had killed him.
He also killed 12 of the king's men.
We also killed another Trojan soldier on our way to the Trojan camp, a scout named Dolon, whom Hector had sent to our camp.”

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