"The Iliad" (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. ... The author of "The Iliad" is Homer. ... Also, Achilles and Hector themselves make references to their own fates-about which they have been informed; technically, only Hector's references foreshadow any event in the poem itself, however, as Achilles dies after the close of the epic. ... Setting time is in the aftermath of the Trojan War; about 1000 B.C. ... Part of this destruction happened in the home of the go...

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