The Iliad is a 15,700 hexameter epic poem attributed to Homer, the oldest surviving piece of Greek literature. It is based on numerous tales of ancient Greece about the exploits of ancient heroes. The text of the world-famous poem, which stands at the origins of the European literary tradition, is given in the famous translation by N. I. Gnedich (first published in 1829). This translation is distinguished by its closest proximity to the original and still remains relevant for the reader. The publication is equipped with notes, a detailed annotated index and articles devoted to the translation of N. I. Gnedich and the significance of the “Iliad” in the history of world culture. CONTENTS: THE ILIAD (translation by N. I. Gnedich) Canto One. Ulcer. Anger (5). Second Song Sleep. Boeotia, or List of ships (19). Third canto. Vows. View from the wall. Single combat between Alexander and Menelaus (38). Song four. Breaking oaths. Detour of Agamemnon's troops (49). Fifth song. The Labors of Diomedes (61). Sixth Song. Hector's meeting with Andromache (81). The seventh canto. Single combat between Hector and Ajax (93). Eighth canto. A meeting of the gods. Interrupted Battle (104). Ninth Song. Embassy (117). Tenth Song. Dolonia (133). Eleventh canto. The Labors of Agamemnon (146). The Twelfth Song. Battle for the Wall (165). Song thirteen. Battle of the ships (176). Song fourteen. Seduction of Zeus (195). Song fifteen. Pushing back from the ships (207). Song sixteen. Patroclia (224). Canto seventeenth. The exploits of Menelaus (243). Song eighteen. Making weapons (260). Song nineteen. Renunciation of God (274). Twentieth Song. Battle of the Gods (284). Song twenty-one. Riverside Battle (296). Song twenty-two. The killing of Hector (310). Canto twenty-third. Burial of Patroclus. Games (322). Song twenty-four. Hector's ransom (342). APPENDICES Options for editing the translation text introduced by Gnedich in his copy of the 1829 edition (363). Excerpts from early editions of the translation by N.I. Gnedich (385). Zaitsev A.I. Ancient Greek heroic epic and Homer's Iliad (395). Egunov A.N., Zaitsev A.I. “The Iliad” in Russia (417). Notes (compiled by A.I. Zaitsev) (428). Dictionary of obsolete and rarely used words and expressions (537). Index of names and geographical names (554).