OUTLINE AND TIMELINE OF HOMER'S ILIAD

BOOK 1

DAY 1

The Quarrel (on 10th day of the plague)

Flashback: plea of Chryses for ransom of daughter

9 days of plague in response to Chryses' prayer

assembly 54-305

Achilles and Thetis 348-430

mission to Chryse 430-473

DAY 2

return from Chryse 477-87

DAY 14

Thetis and Zeus, Hera and Zeus, 493-end

BOOK 2

night before DAY 15

Agamemnon's Dream from Zeus 1-48

DAY 15

council session and assembly 49-397

Catalogue of Ships 484-779

Trojans and allies 816-end

BOOK 3

duel of Paris (Alexandros) and Menelaos

view from the wall (Helen and Trojan elders) 121-244

rescue of Paris; Aphrodite and Helen and Paris 380-448

BOOK 4

council of gods on continuation of war 1-72

Pandaros breaks the truce 73-219

Battle, with Agamemnon's encouragement and rebukes 220-418

BOOK 5

battle continues, aristeia of Diomedes

rescue of Aineias, wounding of Aphrodite 311-430

wounding of Ares 846-863

BOOK 6

battle continues

Helenos advises Hektor to go into city 72-101

Glaukos and Diomedes 119-236

Hektor and his mother 242-312

Hektor and Paris/Helen 313-368

Hektor and Andromache and son 369-495

BOOK 7

battle continues

challenge of Hektor, duel with Aias 1-312, night brings end of battle

night before DAY 16 and dawn of DAY 16

assemblies; offer of peace rejected, terms of truce for burial agreed 313-420

DAY 16

burials 421-432

DAY 17

construction of the Achaean wall to protect ships 433-end

BOOK 8

DAY 18

Renewal of battle

Zeus forbids gods to intervene 1-32

Hera's resistance 197-212, 350-484

BOOK 9

evening of DAY 18

embassy to Achilles

BOOK 10

night before DAY 19

further council; spying expeditions on both sides, deaths of Dolon and Rhesos

BOOK 11

DAY 19: renewal of battle

wounding and withdrawal of several Greek leaders

Achilles sends Patroklos to ask about Machaon 598-845

Nestor's appeal to Patroklos 795-802

BOOK 12

battle continues: Hektor breaks gate of Achaean wall

BOOK 13

battle continues: Zeus pays less attention, Poseidon gives secret help 1-38

BOOK 14

battle continues: wounded leaders return to battle, Poseidon helps

Hera's deception of Zeus 153-353

further help from Poseidon, Hektor injured by stone thrown by Aias and must withdraw

BOOK 15

battle continues

Zeus recovers from deception, checks Hera and Poseidon 1-219

Zeus has Apollo revive Hektor 220-300

Patroklos heads back to Achilles 390-404

battle reaches the ships 653-end

BOOK 16

battle continues: Patroklos joins battle wearing Achilles armor, drives Trojans back, slays Sarpedon, is killed by Apollo and Hektor

BOOK 17

battle continues: battle over the corpse of Patroklos, which is finally carried off the field by the Achaeans (but Hektor has the armor)

BOOK 18

battle continues

Achilles informed of Patroklos' death, Thetis promises new armor 1-147

Achilles shows himself to turn back Trojans, night falls, ending the battle 149-242

evening of DAY 19

assembly of Trojans; lament of Achilles

new armor made by Hephaistos 369-477, with description 478-617 (Shield of Schilles)

BOOK 19

DAY 20

Thetis brings arms to Achilles, Achilles calls assembly of Greeks to renounce his wrath; after meal, Achaeans go out to battle

BOOK 20

new battle

gods allowed to participate 1-75

Aineias duels with Achilles, saved by Poseidon 75-352

Hektor faces Achilles and saved from death by Apollo 428-444

BOOK 21

battle continues: Achilles fights with the river gods Scamander and Simois; he pursues Trojans to city gates, but is drawn away by Apollo in disguise

BOOK 22

battle continues with Hektor alone outside the city, finally slain by Achilles

BOOK 23

evening of DAY 20

mourning for Patroklos 1-64

night before DAY 21

Patroklos appears in dream to Achilles 65-108

DAY 21

cremation of Patroklos; pyre burns all night 109-225

DAY 22

bones of Patroklos gathered for burial; funeral games for Patroklos 226-end

BOOK 24

DAY 23

Achilles keeps mourning, drags body of Hektor around the tomb of Patroklos 1-30

DAY 34

council of gods, decision to instruct Achilles to ransom corpse, instruct Priam to go to Achilles 31-321

evening of DAY 34

Priam travels to Achilles' tent, protected by Hermes 322-675

Priam supplicates Achilles; they dine together, Priam told to stay the night 468-676

DAY 35

Priam aroused before dawn by Hermes and leaves secretly, arriving at Troy at dawn; mourning for Hektor 677-776

DAYS 35-43

Trojans gather wood for pyre 777-784

DAY 44

cremation of Hektor 784-787

DAY 45

gathering of bones, burial, end of Iliad 788-end