This handsome slipcased edition brings together two of the most celebrated classical works of literature, The Iliad and The Odyssey. As two of the oldest works of legendary Greek poet Homer, these two books formed the foundations for Ancient Greek culture and have been read, translated, adapted and enjoyed across the globe since the 8th century BC. The Iliad takes place in the final weeks of the long-fought Trojan War. As the Greeks fight to reclaim the beautiful Helen, King Agamemnon seizes Briseis, the concubine of Achilles. In disgust the legendary warrior abandons the conflict, taking his men with him. The Odyssey joins the heroic Odysseus on his epic and tumultuous journey home following the fall of Troy. Having angered the sea-god Poseidon he and his men are beset by obstacles including a man-eating Cyclops, deadly storms, and a witch who transforms her enemies into pigs.