If you consider antic literature to be something boring and tiresome, you should try ‘The Iliad’. This epic poem was written in Ancient Greece around 8th century BC, but it contains everything a good blockbuster needs: love, betrayal, war, divine intervention. The poem itself is about the last days of Trojan War. The war itself lasted for ten years, and its reason was love. Helen, the most beautiful woman on earth and wife to the king of Sparta, fell in love with Paris of Troy. It was actually a mischief by the goddess of love, Aphrodite (and, it’s important to say, gods played a major role in the events of the war). Paris took Helen to Troy, and her lawful husband attacked the city to return his wife. In the Iliad, we get to know about the great deeds of the last four days of the Trojan War. Listen online to this epic poem and enjoy!
