“Unveiling the Untold: Discover the Enigmatic Lost Sequels of The Iliad That Could Rewrite History!”
If you’ve ever dived into the world of the Iliad, chances are you’ve come up for air wondering: why does it start nine years into the Trojan War? Where’s that iconic Trojan Horse? And good grief, will Achilles ever chill with all that brooding? You’re not alone! Reading the Iliad can leave you scratching your head, feeling like you missed an entire epic movie’s worth of plotline. It’s like tuning into a sequel without having seen the original. Interestingly, the Iliad and Odyssey are just two tales in a much grander tapestry known as the Epic Cycle, a collection of sagas that sketched out the larger-than-life exploits of ancient heroes. However, much like viral videos that go missing from the internet, most of these poems have crumbled away to dust, leaving only the Iliad and Odyssey standing proudly amidst the ruins. So, what thrilling adventures did we lose in these forgotten sequels? Grab a cup of coffee and prepare to embark on a wild journey through the epic tales that could have been… LEARN MORE.
If you ever read the Iliad, you might find yourself asking a few questions: Why does the story pick up nine years into the war? Where’s the Trojan Horse? Wait, they don’t sack Troy in this poem? Will Achilles ever stop whining? What about his heel? Reading the Iliad for the first time can be frustrating. The events the Trojan War is most known for don’t happen in the story. Instead, the Iliad has a tight focus on a sliver of time during the war. The Iliad and Odessey were just two poems in a collection of epics that told a much greater story. Yes, the Iliad had sequels and prequels that can be broken down into smaller cycles kind of like Marvel’s phases. Sometimes separate from the Iliad and The Odyssey, we call these poems the Epic Cycle. I am not talking about later additions to the lore either like Virgil’s Aeneid or later adaptations of the poems into plays. Most of the Epic Cycle were composed around Homers’ epics as companion pieces to fill in the gaps. Homer might have even written some of them. Sadly we will never know because none of them survive except for Homer’s Iliad and The Odyssey. So what were in these lost sequels?
