Aeneas appeared in an ancient Egyptian epic poem by Homer.
The Iliad -LRB- -LSB- ˈɪliəd -RSB- Ιλιας , -LSB- iː.li.as -RSB- in Classical Attic ; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium -RRB- is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter , traditionally attributed to Homer .. Classical Attic. Attic Greek. ancient Greek. ancient Greek. epic poem. epic poem. dactylic hexameter. dactylic hexameter. Homer. Homer. Set during the Trojan War , the ten-year siege of the city of Troy -LRB- Ilium -RRB- by a coalition of Greek states , it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles .. Trojan War. Trojan War. siege. siege. Troy. Troy. Agamemnon. Agamemnon. Achilles. Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war , the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege ; the earlier events , such as the gathering of warriors for the siege , the cause of the war , and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning .. siege. siege. warriors. warriors. war. war. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future , such as Achilles ' imminent death and the fall of Troy , although the narrative ends before these events take place .. Troy. Troy. Achilles. Achilles. However , as these events are prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly , when it reaches an end the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War .. Trojan War. Trojan War. The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel , the Odyssey , also attributed to Homer .. Homer. Homer. sequel. sequel. Odyssey. Odyssey. Along with the Odyssey , the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature , and its written version is usually dated to around the 8th century BC .. Odyssey. Odyssey. Western literature. Western literature. Recent statistical modelling based on language evolution gives a date of 760 -- 710 BC .. In the modern vulgate -LRB- the standard accepted version -RRB- , the Iliad contains 15,693 lines ; it is written in Homeric Greek , a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects .. Homeric Greek. Homeric Greek. Ionic Greek. Ionic Greek. dialects. Ancient Greek dialects