"The shining sunlight fell into the Ocean and drew black night across life-giving earth."-Homer, The Illiad
"Their sturdy necks pulled empty chariots. They missed their drivers, who lay on the earth, more dearly loved by vultures than their wives."-Homer, The Illiad
If you liked the fiction plot in The Illiad by Homer , here is a list of 8 books like this:
1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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- classics
"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)
By: Jessica Day George
4.11
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle… read more
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- fiction
"How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia." "And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days."-Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)
3. Do the Work
By: Steven Pressfield
3.97
Format: 109 pages, Audio CD
Do the Work Our enemy is not lack of preparation; it's not the difficulty of the project, or the… read more
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"The enemy is Resistance."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"Start before you're ready."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional, crazy heart."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
4. The Soul of Man Under Socialism
By: Oscar Wilde
3.91
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
In The Soul of Man under Socialism Oscar Wilde expounds on an anarchist world view. Wilde argues th… read more
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- classics
"The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"The emotions of man are stirred more quickly than man’s intelligence."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"It is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
5. Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas , Elizabeth Osborne
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?" Sopho… read more
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- classics
- fiction
6. Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop , Laura Harris , Laura Gibbs
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since… read more
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- classics
- fiction
7. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
By: Jon Meacham
3.44
Format: 336 pages,
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this r… read more
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8. Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
By: Aeschylus , Patricia E. Easterling , John Harrison , Judith Affleck , None
3.83
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this se… read more
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- classics
- fiction
"Every medicine is vain."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
"A curse burns bright on crime."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
"There is no avoidance in delay."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
"In war, the first casualty is truth."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
9. The End of History and the Last Man
By: Francis Fukuyama
3.76
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Manhas provoked controver… read more
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10. Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
By: John Milton , Christopher Ricks
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here in one volume are the complete texts of two of the greatest epic poems in English literature. … read more
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11. Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant trans… read more
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12. Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3)
By: Dante Alighieri , Dorothy L. Sayers , Barbara Reynolds
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
Dorothy L. Sayers's landmark translation follows Dante's terza rimastanza's and brings his poetry v… read more
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13. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more
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- classics
"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"The beginning is the most important part of the work."-Plato, The Republic
14. Apology
By: Plato , James J. Helm
4.20
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more
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- classics
"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."-Plato, Apology
"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."-Plato, Apology
"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."-Plato, Apology
"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."-Plato, Apology
15. Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
By: Dava Sobel , Neil Armstrong
3.72
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorni… read more
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16. Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology (World Mythology and Folklore Series)
By: Liv Albert
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology—from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone … read more
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- classics
17. Agent 355
By: Marie Benedict
3.73
Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition
A novella A fictional portrayal of a real-life Revolutionary spy and her daring deeds, from the … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
18. Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
By: Paul Bloom
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science… read more
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"If you’re looking for a word to refer to the process of coming to know things through exposure to the right sort of information in the environment, I’d recommend “learning."-Paul Bloom, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
19. 9 From the Nine Worlds
By: Rick Riordan
3.96
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last o… read more
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- fiction
"Blitzen!"-Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds
"Dude. Whoa."-Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds
"READY FOR the next one?"-Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds
"Amir? Blitzen? Anybody?"-Rick Riordan, 9 From the Nine Worlds
20. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.32
Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" was first published in the New York Evening Mirror on January 29, 184… read more
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- classics
- fiction
Similar categories in Homer's The Illiad book and Homer's The Illiad
- classics
- fiction
- historical fiction
"The shining sunlight fell into the Ocean and drew black night across life-giving earth."-Homer, The Illiad
"Their sturdy necks pulled empty chariots. They missed their drivers, who lay on the earth, more dearly loved by vultures than their wives."-Homer, The Illiad
