--- product_id: 1695044 title: "The Iliad of Homer" price: "S/.180" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1695044-the-iliad-of-homer store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # The Iliad of Homer **Price:** S/.180 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Iliad of Homer - **How much does it cost?** S/.180 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1695044-the-iliad-of-homer) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The epic story of the Trojan War in the most faithful and compelling translation available "Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation―the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century―while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses―with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek―remain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life, warfare, society, and poetry, while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms, information about the Greek gods and heroes, and literary appreciation. A glossary and maps round out the book. The result is a volume that actively invites readers into Homer's poem, helping them to understand fully the worlds in which he and his heroes lived―and thus enabling them to marvel, as so many have for centuries, at Hektor and Ajax, Paris and Helen, and the devastating rage of Achilleus. Review: Very well written with great appendix. - The Illiad is not an easy read due to the number of characters and their relationships with others. It's a mental exercise until you get the hang of it. The thing is that you don't have to know every little thing that's going on between these characters to enjoy the story. But if you do want to know, the author has written a really nice appendix to get to the details. It's also really helpful to have Google to look up some of the details in which would be out of the scope of the book to provide. Definitely an educational and fun read and research challenge. Many things that I did not know about the Greek gods and their interactions with mortals on virtually every level. And I mean 'every'. Seems that the gods needed the mortals more than the other way around. Review: I’m really enjoying this! - I’ve read several novelized, modern versions of The Iliad but never got around to the actual Iliad (if we can call an English language Iliad “actual”). Or maybe I tried it once in another version that I couldn’t stick with. But I really like this one. I’m only about halfway through. I’m an old man who’s been known to fall asleep trying to read or listen to the most exciting thriller, so I’ve mostly been listening to this while I’m out working in the yard. For some reason, it seems perfect for that. The narrator’s voice and delivery are wonderful and the translation is modern enough that it flows like a novel, but it still has a kind of poetic quality to it. I love the short musical interludes between the books (chapters), which give me time to dig my phone out of my pocket and pause the recording if I want to. My only complaint is that the publisher made an introduction (which I skipped) “Chapter One” so that Book One (The Iliad is divided into 24 “books”) is Chapter Two and so on. Makes you wonder why someone did not notice this and simply label the introduction separately and correspond the chapters with the books to avoid confusion. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,519 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Classic Greek Literature #10 in European Poetry (Books) #16 in Ancient & Classical Poetry | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,232 Reviews | ## Images ![The Iliad of Homer - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61xbfNmcFwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very well written with great appendix. *by J***R on February 14, 2024* The Illiad is not an easy read due to the number of characters and their relationships with others. It's a mental exercise until you get the hang of it. The thing is that you don't have to know every little thing that's going on between these characters to enjoy the story. But if you do want to know, the author has written a really nice appendix to get to the details. It's also really helpful to have Google to look up some of the details in which would be out of the scope of the book to provide. Definitely an educational and fun read and research challenge. Many things that I did not know about the Greek gods and their interactions with mortals on virtually every level. And I mean 'every'. Seems that the gods needed the mortals more than the other way around. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I’m really enjoying this! *by G***Y on May 5, 2025* I’ve read several novelized, modern versions of The Iliad but never got around to the actual Iliad (if we can call an English language Iliad “actual”). Or maybe I tried it once in another version that I couldn’t stick with. But I really like this one. I’m only about halfway through. I’m an old man who’s been known to fall asleep trying to read or listen to the most exciting thriller, so I’ve mostly been listening to this while I’m out working in the yard. For some reason, it seems perfect for that. The narrator’s voice and delivery are wonderful and the translation is modern enough that it flows like a novel, but it still has a kind of poetic quality to it. I love the short musical interludes between the books (chapters), which give me time to dig my phone out of my pocket and pause the recording if I want to. My only complaint is that the publisher made an introduction (which I skipped) “Chapter One” so that Book One (The Iliad is divided into 24 “books”) is Chapter Two and so on. Makes you wonder why someone did not notice this and simply label the introduction separately and correspond the chapters with the books to avoid confusion. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Classic of Classics *by B***T on August 10, 2023* This morning, I finished one of the most classic of classics. While the story is excellent, I found the glimpses into the Greek mindset more interesting. How they viewed the gods and their interactions with mortal humans I found very interesting. Homer and the Iliad come up a fair amount in my reading and I really wanted a refresher. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Iliad of Homer - The Odyssey of Homer --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1695044-the-iliad-of-homer](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/1695044-the-iliad-of-homer) --- *Product available on Desertcart Peru* *Store origin: PE* *Last updated: 2026-08-29*