Book 2 of the Iliad
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Book 2 of the Iliad is the epic’s extensive roll call of Achaean and Trojan forces, best known for its detailed Catalogue of Ships that lists the Greek contingents sailing to Troy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of epic poem
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part of literary work ⓘ |
| author | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
assembly of the Achaean army
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divine intervention narrative ⓘ list of Greek contingents sailing to Troy ⓘ list of ships and warriors ⓘ roll call of Achaean leaders ⓘ roll call of Trojan leaders ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Achilles
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Aeneas NERFINISHED ⓘ Agamemnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ajax the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ Ajax the Lesser NERFINISHED ⓘ Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Diomedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ Idomeneus NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestor NERFINISHED ⓘ Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thersites NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | Catalogue of Ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Achaean forces at Troy
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Trojan forces at Troy ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| lists |
Achaean contingents
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Argive contingent ⓘ Boetian contingent ⓘ Cretan contingent NERFINISHED ⓘ Ithacan contingent ⓘ Trojan allies ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
characterization through cataloguing
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enumeration of military forces ⓘ establishing scale of Trojan War ⓘ |
| notableSection | Catalogue of Ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Achaean camp at Troy
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Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 8th century BCE (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ |
| tradition | oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| workType | hexameter poetry ⓘ |
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