Summary of Troy Story: The Iliad (1/2)

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The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War, a conflict between the Greeks and Trojans that began ten years earlier. Achilles, the best warrior in Greece, is offended when King Agamemnon claims Briseis, a Trojan woman taken as spoils of war. Achilles leaves the battlefield, refusing to fight, and is killed in a subsequent battle. Zeus helps Hector's father find Achilles and beg for Hector's body, which Achilles reluctantly accepts. Achilles and Priam weep together over the tragedy of war. The story ends with Achilles' funeral and mourning at Troy.

• 00:00:00 The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War, a conflict between the Greeks and Trojans that began ten years earlier. Achilles, the best warrior in Greece, is offended when King Agamemnon claims Briseis, a Trojan woman taken as spoils of war. Achilles leaves the battlefield, refusing to fight, and is killed in a subsequent battle. Zeus helps Hector's father find Achilles and beg for Hector's body, which Achilles reluctantly accepts. Achilles and Priam weep together over the tragedy of war. The story ends with Achilles' funeral and mourning at Troy.