The version of the Iliad I listened to was different from either of the translations I have in paper. The story deals with wars. At times it goes in to details of the various leaders and their battles. Later it shifts into battles among the gods. The fate of the individual men is almost incidental to the battles between the deities, It does get slow going at times, but then key elements from legend pop out. Achilles plays a huge role here.
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