The Iliad: A Visual Novel
All 24 books.
Free · In‑App Purchases
Homer's Iliad, retold as a visual novel. All 24 books, start to finish.
Sing, o muse, of the rage of Achilles.
Three thousand years ago, Homer wrote the war story every war story came from. This is that poem, staged as a visual novel you read at your own pace, one line at a time.
All 24 books. Around 70,000 words. The whole work, adapted into modern language and distilled into a stage play. Every character speech and plot point is kept from the original.
• 250+ character artworks: Achilles, Hector, Helen, and the gods leaning in
• 100+ painted backgrounds, from the black ships to the walls of Troy
• An original score of 28 tracks
• Tap, click or press space to advance. Your place is always kept.
• Set the typeface, the reading pace and the volume to suit you
FREE, START TO FINISH
Available to everyone, no chapters held back. An optional Patron Edition is offered for purchase.
The great epics belong to everyone, but few of us have the time the originals ask for. Our mission is to make them available to everyone, in a form that is easy to follow and a delight to read.
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The Iliad now speaks your language: read the whole epic in German, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Turkish. The app follows your device's language — change it any time under Settings → Language.
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Information
- Seller
- Jan Gressmann
- Size
- 203.1 MB
- Category
- Adventure
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Guns or Other Weapons
Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Patron Edition $11.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jan Gressmann