Homer reading review
Parent reviews for HOMER Learn & Grow
daart Adult
December 8, 2021
age 3+
My kid loves this app
Boy, my kid really loves this app. It somehow hits the right spot for him. Whenever he gets home from daycare, it's often "Homer! Homer!" I like how it's very educational and how it's so much better than other distractions like TV (and he prefers this over them). He is getting quite good at the shapes game where you match what shapes are related to what the narrator is saying. There is also little drawing-practice/writing-practice style games, memory games, simple math-related games, sing-a-longs, and other things I haven't discovered yet. My kid rather loves all the sing-a-longs. Very engaging educational app!
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Easy to play/use
adridder Adult
April 19, 2021
age 2+
Overcharged us, App Lost Progress and Hassle to Cancel
Their site offer was one price, then they billed me nearly double. After working with their support they gave me a partial refund instead of canceling. Then when we got in the app, my kid gave up because his progress was lost over and over. Then we didn't use it for 11.5 months but they finally contacted us to let us know that we'll be charged again for renewal - nice to know they care about their customers. So I go to the site to try and log in. It says it sent me an email & try again. Never receiving an email - thus I can't even cancel. Now back on with support. At what point should I get paid for QA testing their app experience?
Denisewow Adult
March 7, 2021
age 2+
ILLEGITIMATE CHARGES AFTER YOU CANCEL
Don't use this app canceled February 5th charged today March 7th for a monthly subscription i canceled!!! Charging people for something they canceled should be illegal in a pandemic i want my 9.99 stolen FROM MY CHECKING ILLEGALLY
Christina M. Adult
March 2, 2021
age 2+
Awesome!
Wishbsome concepts in certain games had some more reiteration, but overall, it's awesome! Love the encouragement and diversity in engagement this app offers to kids.
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Easy to play/use
Katie.deborde Adult
February 28, 2021
age 2+
Great educational app
I was quite surprised by how much my 7yo son enjoyed this app. When I initially looked at it, I seems to be made for children 7 and younger and I wasn't sure it would keep my kid's attention, but he was really into the characters and songs. The content of the app is great at covering not only basics of numbers, letters, colors, etc. But even more complex concepts. I'm very happy with it.
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Easy to play/use
stagebeast Adult
February 28, 2021
age 3+
Great fun!
My son (7) took to the app quickly. He loved the music and characters and even felt challenged. It was nice to have a learning app filled with games that reinforce what he's learning in school.
I highly recommend this app!
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Easy to play/use
paulabw Adult
February 19, 2021
age 3+
Great app for little kids
I recommend this app- we have three kids 8 (2nd grade), 6 (kinder), and 4 (part time preschool). All of them loved it. Their favorite part and the part I thought was most unique to this app is the "record your voice" feature. This is offered in the phonics sections. But because of its uniqueness and utility, I do wish when the child records his/her voice the app would provide feedback if the child's pronunciation was wrong. The animation is great- the kids and I loved all the animal characters and their bright colors, cute voices, facial expressions, etc. I think this definitely helped capture their interests. I thought it was cute that they were the kids' cheerleaders and was almost as if they were playing with these characters. I also really appreciate that they kids can play and navigate the site without handholding from me.
I usually use these apps when I am trying to get dinner cooked or need time without a lot of "mom I need your help." I like that the characters explain the instructions and walk you through it whereas other similar apps have written out instructions or are too confusing for the little ones. So to know my 4-year old can be entertained and still learning without my oversight is great. I will continue continue to use this for my kids, especially my 6 and 4 year olds. With that said, I did find it a little underwhelming for my 8 year old. So I recommend either providing a recommended age limit or providing more advanced material. I found that even though I set up 3-separate profiles with their ages and interests, the activities in each profile were the same. My only real criticism is in regards to the initial set up. When you create an account you are asked the initial questions only for one child. And then later you have to navigate the site to create additional users or add children.
It's obviously not the end of the world but I did not find the location to add children to be intuitive and it did take me a while to the point where my frustration was about to just call it quits. But once I found it, all was good. I recommend these steps be brought up to the initial "create an account" step. As I mentioned above, I plan to keep using this app! Thank you!
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Easy to play/use
cnaron26 Adult
January 18, 2021
age 3+
Super Cute
I love this app! My kids want to listen to the stories and play the games all the time. Especially the superhero one.
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Easy to play/use
Katie N. Adult
December 16, 2020
age 2+
Fun to do together or independently
My son loves the read-to-me stories and is starting to play more of the math games.
The little characters on those games are super cute and keep him engaged.
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Easy to play/use
Goldie55 Adult
December 10, 2020
age 3+
Guilt-free Screen Time
Love this app! Fun AND educational app for kids.
A Parent’s Honest Review of Homer Learn & Grow App
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Searching for a way to get your young child excited about learning and wondering if the Homer app is worth it? Read on for a parent’s honest review of the Homer Learn & Grow App.
As the parent to a preschooler and toddler, I know firsthand how important it is to help your child learn the basic skills they need to be successful as they grow. My boys are currently 2 & 3, so the alphabet, counting and reading are on the forefront of our minds right now.
We recently got the boys tablets for long drives, and started to explore the option of adding in educational software to let them have a little fun at home with them too. We decided to start using Homer Learn & Grow after recommendations from a few friends.
This Homer app review is based on our own family’s experience using it. If you’re wondering if it might be a good fit for your own kids and their learning needs, read on!
Note: Some links may be affiliate links. That means I may make a commission if you use my links to purchase, at no extra added cost to you! I only recommend products that I personally love and believe in. Full disclaimer here.
What is Homer Learn & Grow?HOMER Learn & Grow (sometimes referred to as the Homer reading app) is an early learning app for kids age 2 to 8. It focuses on literacy, math, social-emotional learning and more through fun “games” and play-based learning activities.
Your kids can choose between stories, songs, drawing, puzzles and more traditional phonics and logic activities too. They are prompted by the app with clear, easy to understand verbal instructions.
You are also able to set up individual learning profiles for each of your children, with up to 4 profiles included with each account. The profiles are adaptive and create individualized paths for each child, suggesting learning activities based on your child’s interest and progress.
It has been developed for a wide range of prereading and early reading skill levels for young children. My youngest is currently using the “toddler” level, while my oldest is onto the “preschool” activities.
Plus, it’s completely ad-free, which means no distractions while your little one is using it!
Learn With Homer ReviewAfter using HOMER Learn & Grow for the past few weeks, I am really impressed. I love that you can create individual learning profiles for each child.
This means that their progress is tracked and the app adapts and creates individual learning paths for each of them!
I also like that there is a parent dashboard that allows me to keep track of the progress they are making and change settings if needed.
When it comes to the actual educational app, the boys are able to have complete control over what activities they choose to do. I love how this gives them a sense of independence, but also means that I can use that time to get a little work (or another load of never-ending laundry) done. Even my youngest is able to easily pick activities, toggle between options and understand the verbal directions to play along.
The app is beautifully designed and keeps their attention. I love listening to their excited giggles when they make it to the next level of an activity! It takes into account your child’s age and skill level, and tailors the available activities based on continuing to move their skills forward.
I also really like that it offers easy cross-device accessibility, meaning we can log in from a computer, my phone (or any mobile device), or their tablets, and be right back to where they left off.
This means that in a pinch they can play on my phone if we are at a restaurant and the food is taking forever and they’re starting to get a little hangry. All you need is an internet connection!
The interactive lessons are truly a fun way for younger children to practice and learn their letters, the basics of reading, math and more as they work through their personalized learning journey.
(Ready to try it for yourself? You can skip the rest of this review and try HOMER Learn & Grow with your own kids for a free trial for 30 days by clicking here!)
How we use HOMER Learn & GrowOur family personally chooses to limit screen time when it comes to access to tablets and phones. With that in mind, we don’t use the app every day because we just don’t do much screen time!
Every other day during the “school year,” the boys can use HOMER Learn & Grow for up to 30 minutes. My husband or I get the app pulled up, and we let them take it from there.
There are literally THOUSANDS of options with HOMER Learn & Grow, and I feel confident that they could probably use it for an hour every day without running out of fun activities.
When summer rolls around, we will be adding time with the app into their daily schedule to help them continue to develop their basic reading and math skills.
It’s a terrific tool to help reinforce the work you’re already doing with your child on numbers, letters, sounds, reading and social skills. Your kids will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize they’re actually working their brains!
The playful learning activities have been so fun for our children to work through, and I love seeing their excitement about learning.
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Is Homer a good reading app?HOMER Learn & Grow is a great way to get children excited about reading.
The lessons can help kids learn letters (both capital and lowercase), letter sounds and word recognition, as well as reading comprehension and critical thinking while reading.
After watching my oldest explore the app, I will definitely say that Homer is a good reading app. From learning uppercase and lowercase letters to starting sight words, it’s a great tool to add to the tasks that you’re already doing at home to help your child learn to read.
Which is better Homer or ABC Mouse?ABC Mouse & the Homer app are two excellent learning apps that are both really popular right now. They’re very similar, as they both are filled with games, videos, songs and different activities as your child works through their learning journey.
When it comes to the programs, the apps start to diverge, with ABCMouse mostly focusing on core subjects: reading, math, science, social studies etc.
While Homer Learn and Grow covers early reading and foundational math, it also teaches important other topics like problem solving skills, logic, identifying emotions in themselves and others, communication skills and more.
It really just depends on what you and your family are looking for. I love that my children are getting some extra help on their big emotions while also working on increasing their confidence when it comes to math and reading.
If you like the flexibility of a month to month plan, HOMER is slightly cheaper than ABCMouse.
Is Homer learning worth it?After using it with my own children, I have to be honest: I’m really impressed. I was hesitant to use an app to help the boys work on their reading skills, but I’m so glad we chose to try HOMER Learn & Grow.
It’s incredibly well-designed for kids of all different levels. My youngest is loving it, even though he is only 2, and my oldest is so excited that he now knows all of his letters and sounds!
HOMER Learn & Grow is also a safe app for your child to use. There are no ads and no options for in-app purchases, so you don’t have to stress about your credit card being in danger if you give your kids the freedom to use it on their own during independent play.
It has a wide variety of options to choose from in the rich library of learning material and additional resources that makes up the activity center, and is a good app to help spark more fun along your child’s learning journey.
You can try it for free with your own kids for 30 days by clicking here!
After that, if you choose to keep using it the app is $9.99 per month or $59 for an annual membership (which gives you a savings of about $5 per month versus month to month).
As of right now, the Homer app is available for both IOS and Android devices, and is available on the Apple app store, Google Play and Amazon app store.
Have you tried HOMER Learn & Grow? I’d love to hear what you think about it, too!
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Homer was alone and lives / / Nezavisimaya Gazeta
In the fifth "Foreigner" - another victory: the novel by the Spaniard Javier Marias "In the hour of battle tomorrow, remember me" in a wonderful translation by Nadezhda Mechtaeva.
Why another one? Yes, because since January 2002, the magazine has been giving us only significant works of only modern and, as a rule, not old classics.
Why victory? Read a novel.
A complex letter, in a string - that's an oxymoron! - the sudden death of a woman in the casual embrace of a hero. From them, from these accidents, meanwhile (and variations) weave a tangle of inevitable coincidences and hear, hear Marche Funebre, Chopin and the knock of fate, fate, time - decide for yourself, while the midnight bells are ringing from the Orson Welles film, which in The King, the lover, his wife, her sister, the author and his heroes are watching the day of Marthe Telles' death at the screen. In this web - in this labyrinth of real (no fantasy a la Borges-Cortazar!) events and objects, they all wander.
Well, the main lesson of the text is that the past is with you, and the future depends on a cup of coffee three days ago no less than on a bus that rushes at you from around the corner.
You just can't see him yet.
After such an affair, one does not notice the inferior stories of Gish Zhen and Ingomar von Kieseritzky. Andre Maurois with the biography of the Browning spouses (translated from French by V. Meranova) generally flies like a glass of soda. But Naipaul with a Nobel speech on a crooked goat will not go round, you will have to read about how Mr. Naipaul told the Swedes about his difficult life in the translation of M. Dadyan, and what came of it - in the thoughts of Alexei Tsvetkov.
Only the French surrealists are commensurate with Marias - their selection is printed by the May "Foreigner" - with a clever and spreading foreword by Mikhail Yasnov. The task for the reader in this situation is simple: to make out who has nothing in his verses but a bare theory, and who, with the help of this theory, nevertheless speaks in verses. I have my own list for the second part. Here he is: Louis Aragon, Benjamin Pere, Philippe Soupault, Roger Gilbert-Lecomte.
These ceilings broke through and flew away. The rest are not. In other words, in verse:
once
one hundred years later
one smart guy got us together
and said about each
what is this pier
broke through the ceiling and flew away
but this one failed
remained hanging
next to the chandelier
as wrinkled
inflatable
ball
In terms of novels, the sixth, June issue is no match for the previous ones. Well, maybe Jean-Philippe Arroux-Vigno with his "Lesson of Disobedience" (translated from French by Nina Kulish). But even that - according to the condescending standards that we apply to the helpless French literature of our time.
You really can't start a romance if you have only the banal story of a teacher and his young mistress? Of course, of course, we understand: the description of the teaching environment in France, the family crisis. What's next? You keep waiting, waiting for this Vigno, but nothing happens.
The finale is fantastic: it turns out that all the fuss was for the hero to wake up his wife and have an explanation with her from where he turned up drunk. In general, the history of literature passed by our author. It's a pity. It was possible to pull out something in the spirit of Flaubert from this "teacher's room".
But it's a miracle how good the Italian Kafka Dino Buzzati (do you remember his "Tatar Desert"?) - and even translated by Gennady Kiselev. Be sure to read his story. Also read the poems of Cyprian Norwid - as an educational program in the exemplary translations of A. Geleskul.
But the main event of the issue is not literary, but historical: from June the journal begins to print excerpts from the Bulletin of Foreign Literature 1891-1894 - the same Vestnik, which the editorial staff writes down as a forerunner. What about historical continuity is up to the editors, but we will quote a century-old passage from this very Vestnik for those who now talk a lot about the decline of reading and morals: “Yes! Here is an ominous fact announced from all sides: the public no longer reads, books are not sold .
.. The public does not read anymore, because they are tired. It is no longer customary to read, but only to leaf through. The public cuts the pages of a book, as if they were going to a confectionery - in between times. Literature for tourists and secular people has started up ... No one realizes that the mental significance of the era lies not in the quantity, but in the quality of writers ... We are a legion and we will leave few on our own. Homer was alone and lives. "
The Iliad in 12 minutes. Summary of Homer's poem
The myths of most peoples are myths primarily about gods. The myths of Ancient Greece are an exception: most and best of them are not about gods, but about heroes. Heroes are the sons, grandsons, and great-grandchildren of gods by mortal women; they performed feats, cleansed the land of monsters, punished villains and bolstered their strength in internecine wars. When it became hard for the Earth from them, the gods made it so that they themselves killed each other in the greatest war - the Trojan War: ".
.. and at the walls of Ilion / the Tribe of Heroes perished - the will of Zeus was done."
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"Ilion", "Troy" - two names of the same mighty city in Asia Minor, near the coast of the Dardanelles. By the first of these names, the great Greek poem about the Trojan War is called the Iliad. Before her, only short oral songs about the exploits of heroes, like epics or ballads, existed among the people. A great poem of them was composed by the legendary blind singer Homer, and he composed it very skillfully: he chose only one episode from the long war and unfolded it so that it reflected the entire heroic age. This episode is the "wrath of Achilles", the greatest of the last generation of Greek heroes.
The Trojan War lasted ten years. On a campaign against Troy, dozens of Greek kings and leaders gathered on hundreds of ships with thousands of soldiers: the list of their names takes several pages in the poem. The main leader was the strongest of the kings - the ruler of the city of Argos Agamemnon; with him were his brother Menelaus (for whose sake the war began), the mighty Ajax, the ardent Diomedes, the cunning Odysseus, the wise old Nestor and others; but the most courageous, strong and dexterous was the young Achilles, the son of the sea goddess Thetis, who was accompanied by his friend Patroclus.
The Trojans were ruled by the gray-haired king Priam, at the head of their army was the valiant son of Priam Hector, with him his brother Paris (because of whom the war began) and many allies from all over Asia. The gods themselves took part in the war: the silver-armed Apollo helped the Trojans, and the heavenly queen Hera and the wise warrior Athena helped the Greeks. The supreme god, the thunderer Zeus, followed the battles from the high Olympus and did his will.
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The war started like this. The wedding of the hero Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis was celebrated - the last marriage between gods and mortals. (This is the same marriage from which Achilles was born.) At the feast, the goddess of discord threw a golden apple destined for the “most beautiful”. Three people argued over an apple: Hera, Athena and the goddess of love Aphrodite. Zeus ordered the Trojan prince Paris to judge their dispute. Each of the goddesses promised him her gifts: Hera promised to make him king over the whole world, Athena - a hero and sage, Aphrodite - the husband of the most beautiful of women.
Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite. After that, Hera and Athena became the eternal enemies of Troy. Aphrodite helped Paris seduce and take away to Troy the most beautiful of women - Helen, daughter of Zeus, wife of King Menelaus. Once upon a time, the best heroes from all over Greece wooed her and, in order not to quarrel, they agreed like this: let her choose whom she wants, and if someone tries to recapture her from the chosen one, all the rest will go to war with him. (Everyone hoped that he would be the chosen one.) Then Helen chose Menelaus; now Paris has recaptured her from Menelaus, and all her former suitors have gone to war against him. Only one, the youngest, did not marry Elena, did not participate in the general agreement and went to war only to show off his valor, show strength and gain glory. It was Achilles. So that, as before, none of the gods interfered in the battle. The Trojans continue their onslaught, led by Hector and Sarpedon, the son of Zeus, the last of the sons of Zeus on earth.
Achilles coldly watches from his tent how the Greeks flee, how the Trojans approach their very camp: they are about to set fire to the Greek ships. From above, Hera also sees the flight of the Greeks and, in desperation, decides to deceive in order to divert the stern attention of Zeus. She appears before him in the magical belt of Aphrodite, arousing love, Zeus flares up with passion and unites with her on the top of Ida; a golden cloud envelops them, and the earth around them blooms with saffron and hyacinths. Sleep follows love, and while Zeus sleeps, the Greeks gather their courage and stop the Trojans. But the dream is not long; Zeus wakes up, Hera trembles before his anger, and he tells her: “Be able to endure: everything will be your way and the Greeks will defeat the Trojans, but not before Achilles pacifies his anger and goes into battle: so I promised the goddess Thetis.”
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But Achilles is not yet ready to “lay down his anger”, and instead of him, his friend Patroclus comes out to help the Greeks: it hurts him to look at his comrades in trouble.
Achilles gives him his warriors, his armor, which the Trojans are used to being afraid of, his chariot harnessed by prophetic horses that can speak and prophesy. “Repel the Trojans from the camp, save the ships,” says Achilles, “but do not be carried away by the pursuit, do not endanger yourself! Oh, let all the Greeks and the Trojans perish - you and I alone would take possession of Troy! Indeed, seeing the armor of Achilles, the Trojans trembled and turned back; and then Patroclus could not resist and rushed to pursue them. Sarpedon, the son of Zeus, comes out to meet him, and Zeus, looking from a height, hesitates: "Shouldn't you save your son?" - and unkind Hera reminds:
"No, let fate be done!" Sarpedon is collapsing like a mountain pine, the battle boils around his body, and Patroclus rushes further, to the gates of Troy. "Away! Apollo shouts to him, “Troy is not destined to take either you or even Achilles.” He does not hear; and then Apollo, wrapped in a cloud, strikes him on the shoulders, Patroclus loses his strength, drops his shield, helmet and spear, Hector strikes him with the last blow, and Patroclus, dying, says: “But you yourself will fall from Achilles!”
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The news reaches Achilles: Patroclus is dead, Hector flaunts in his Achilles armor, his friends hardly carried the dead body of the hero out of the battle, the triumphant Trojans are chasing them.
Achilles wants to rush into battle, but he is unarmed; he comes out of the tent and screams, and this cry is so terrible that the Trojans, shuddering, retreat. Night falls, and all night Achilles mourns his friend and threatens the Trojans with terrible revenge; meanwhile, at the request of his mother, Thetis, the lame blacksmith god Hephaestus in his copper forge forges a new marvelous weapon for Achilles. This is a shell, a helmet, greaves and a shield, and the whole world is depicted on the shield: the sun and stars, the earth and the sea, a peaceful city and a warring city, in a peaceful city there is a court and a wedding, in front of a warring city there is an ambush and a battle, and around - rural areas, plowing , harvest, pasture, vineyard, village festival and dancing round dance, and in the middle of it - a singer with a lyre.
Morning comes, Achilles dresses in divine armor and calls the Greek army to a gathering. His anger did not fade away, but now he is not directed at Agamemnon, but at those who killed his friend, the Trojans and Hector.
He offers reconciliation to Agamemnon, and he accepts it with dignity: "Zeus and Fate have blinded me, but I myself am innocent." Briseis is returned to Achilles, rich gifts are brought into his tent, but Achilles almost does not look at them: he is eager to fight, he wants to take revenge.
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The fourth battle begins. Zeus removes the bans: let the gods themselves fight for whom they want! The warrior Athena converges in battle with the frantic Ares, the sovereign Hera with the archer Artemis, the sea Poseidon must converge with Apollo, but he stops him with sad words: “Are we to fight with you because of the mortal human race? / The sons of men are like short-lived leaves in the oak forest: / Today they bloom in strength, and tomorrow they lie lifeless. / I don’t want to quarrel with you: let them quarrel themselves!..”
Achilles is terrible. He grappled with Aeneas, but the gods pulled Aeneas out of his hands: Aeneas is not destined to fall from Achilles, he must survive both Achilles and Troy.
Enraged by the failure, Achilles destroys the Trojans without counting, their corpses clutter up the river, the river god Scamander attacks him, sweeping the ramparts, but the fiery god Hephaestus pacifies the river.
The surviving Trojans run in droves to escape to the city; Hector alone, in yesterday's Achilles armor, covers the retreat. Achilles attacks him, and Hector takes flight, voluntary and involuntary: he is afraid for himself, but wants to distract Achilles from others. Three times they run around the city, and the gods look at them from the heights. Again Zeus hesitates: "Shouldn't we save the hero?" - but Athena reminds him:
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"Let fate be done." Again Zeus raises the scales, on which two lots lie - this time Hectors and Achilles. The cup of Achilles flew up, the cup of Hector leaned towards the underworld. And Zeus gives a sign: Apollo - to leave Hector, Athena - to come to the aid of Achilles. Athena holds Hector, and he comes face to face with Achilles.
“I promise, Achilles,” says Hector, “if I kill you, I will take off your armor and not touch your body; promise me the same and you. "There is no place for promises: for Patroclus I myself will tear you to pieces and drink your blood!" Achilles screams. Hector's spear strikes the Hephaestus shield, but in vain; Achilles' spear strikes Hector's throat, and the hero falls with the words: "Fear the revenge of the gods: and you will fall after me." "I know, but first - you!" Achilles answers. He ties the body of the slain enemy to his chariot and drives the horses around Troy, mocking the dead, and on the city wall old Priam weeps for Hector, the widow Andromache and all the Trojans and Trojans weep.
Patroclus is avenged. Achilles arranges a magnificent burial for his friend, kills twelve Trojan captives over his body, celebrates a commemoration. It would seem that his anger should subside, but it does not subside. Three times a day, Achilles drives his chariot with Hector's body tied around Patroclus' mound; the corpse would have long since smashed against the stones, but Apollo was invisibly guarding it.
Finally, Zeus intervenes - through the sea Thetis, he announces to Achilles: “Do not rage with your heart! because you don't have long to live. Be human: accept the ransom and give Hector for burial." And Achilles says, "I obey."
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At night, the decrepit king Priam comes to Achilles' tent; with him is a wagon full of ransom gifts. The gods themselves let him pass through the Greek camp unnoticed. He falls to the knees of Achilles: “Remember, Achilles, about your father, about Peleus! He is just as old; maybe he is being pressed by enemies; but it is easier for him, because he knows that you are alive and hopes that you will return. But I am alone: of all my sons, only Hector was my hope - and now he is gone. For the sake of your father, have pity on me, Achilles: here I am kissing your hand, from which my children fell. “So saying, he aroused sorrow for his father and tears in him - / Both wept loudly, in their souls remembering: / The old man, prostrated at the feet of Achilles, - about Hector the brave, / Achilles himself - now about a dear father, then about friend of Patroclus.
Equal grief brings enemies together: only now the long anger in Achilles' heart subsides. He accepts the gifts, gives Priam the body of Hector and promises not to disturb the Trojans until they betray their hero to the ground. Early at dawn, Priam returns with the body of his son to Troy, and mourning begins: the old mother cries over Hector, the widow Andromache cries, Helen cries, because of whom the war once started. A funeral pyre is lit, the remains are collected in an urn, the urn is lowered into the grave, a mound is poured over the grave, a memorial feast is celebrated for the hero. “So the sons buried the warrior Hector of Troy” - this line ends the Iliad.
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Before the end of the Trojan War, there were still a lot of events. The Trojans, having lost Hector, no longer dared to go beyond the city walls. But other, more and more distant peoples came to their aid and fought with Hector: from Asia Minor, from the fabulous land of the Amazons, from distant Ethiopia.
