Poetic Openings : Homer to Homer
Poet : Homer : Poem : The Iliad: Book Xv : First Line : But when their flight had taken them past the trench and the setPoet : Homer : Poem : The Iliad: Book Xvi : First Line : Thus did they fight about the ship of Protesilaus. Then Patroclus
Poet : Homer : Poem : The Iliad: Book Xvii : First Line : Brave Menelaus son of Atreus now came to know that Patroclus had
Poet : Homer : Poem : The Iliad: Book Xviii : First Line : Thus then did they fight as it were a flaming fire. Meanwhile the
Poet : Homer : Poem : The Iliad: Book Xx : First Line : Thus, then, did the Achaeans arm by their ships round you, O son