The Iliad is the private lives of people thrown into disorder by history. — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
The god of war is impartial: he hands out death to the man who hands out death. — Homer Copy Share Image
I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown. — Homer Copy Share Image
“Precious are the last moments when you do not know they are the last.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Odyssey and Iliad say things about the human condition in ways we should re-acquaint ourselves with, and use as a prism… — Robert Dessaix Copy Share Image
The Odyssey is, indeed, one of the greatest of all stories, it is the original romance of the West; but the Iliad,… — George Saintsbury Copy Share Image
“Love is a poison,' her father responded. 'One you grow accustomed to, but does not kill you.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
“She didn't know how she would survive when every breath stung, every tear burned, and every step took her further from the… — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
“You are the fire that burns within my heart. There is room for no other. When I die, it will be your… — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
If the world becomes pagan and perishes, the last man left alive would do well to quote the Iliad and die. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's hard to write a war story without thinking about the 'Iliad.' Because the 'Iliad' knows everything about war. — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
I have always known that writing fiction had little effect on the world; that if it did, young men would not have… — Andre Dubus Copy Share Image
“Helen looked up at Paris, her face wet with tears and blotchy with grief, and nodded her consent. 'Together we are chained… — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
“Briseis blinked, shaking her head in disbelief. 'You have taken everything from me. My husband. My brothers. My father. You have given… — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
I wanted to know if the 'Iliad' in the original was as relevant and contemporary as it was in translation. I then… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
No particular music makes me feel nostalgic. If it's great, it just keeps me in the present moment. That level of music… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground, while others the burgeoning… — Homer Copy Share Image
“Do all in Troy despise me?' 'That is a strong word, my sweet.' The young Queen of Sparta pulled away from her… — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held… — Homer Copy Share Image
My real purpose in telling middle-school students stories was to practice telling stories. And I practiced on the greatest model of storytelling… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“Everywhere in Homer's saga of the rage of Achilles and the battles before Troy we are made conscious at one and the… — Bernard Knox Copy Share Image
The two greatest works of war mythology in the west ... are the Iliad and the Old Testament... When we turn from… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“Odysseus is the statesman of the Iliad, the man in the middle, keeping what balance he can among the parties. He shows… — Eva Brann Copy Share Image
Look at The Iliad, there's all this stuff about men loving children. The King of Sparta was the most brutal warrior of… — Stephen Marche Copy Share Image
“Hektor was the wall around her world that kept life's perils at bay.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
“If you truly hope to win her over, be as honest with yourself as with her.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
Troy is based on the epic poem The Iliad by Homer , according to the credits. Homer's estate should sue. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
“He must lay siege against Briseis' walls and conquer her. Love would be his sword and he would break all her chains.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
“His tales took on the form of an epic poem, and I felt I was hearing some Canadian Homer reciting his Iliad… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back… — Homer Copy Share Image
“With Cosette’s garter, Homer would make the Iliad. He would put into his poem an old babbler like me, and he would… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
He will find one English book and one only, where, as in the "Iliad" itself, perfect plainness of speech is allied with… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
“Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. During the waning moon, I cradle Homer’s 'Odyssey' as if it were… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
