Book of the Dead — An Interactive Guide to Every Death in Homer's Iliad
This interactive web application catalogs every named death across all 24 books of Homer's Iliad. Select a book to view the warriors who fall, then click any character to see an animated depiction of their death — including who killed them, how they died, and the Homeric details of their final moments.
Deaths by Book
Book 4: Echepolus, Elephenor, Simoeisius, Leucus, Democoon, Diores, Peirous. Book 5: Phegeus, Odius, Phaestus, Scamandrius, Phereclus, Pedaeus, Hypsenor, Astynous, Hypeiron, Abas, Polyidus, Xanthus, Thoon, Echemmon, Chromius, Pandarus, Deicoon, Crethon, Orsilochus, Pylaemenes, Mydon, Menesthes, Anchialus, Amphius, Tlepolemus, Coeranus, Chromius, Alcanor, Halius, Prytanis, Noemon, Periphas. Book 6: Acamas, Axylus, Calesius, Dresus, Opheltius, Aesepus, Pedasus, Astyalus, Pidytes, Aretaon, Ableros, Elatus, Phylacus, Melanthius, Adrestus. Book 8: Eniopeus, Agelaus, Gorgythion, Archeptolemus. Book 10: Dolon, Rhesus. Book 11: Bienor, Oileus, Isus, Antiphus, Peisander, Hippolochus, Iphidamas, Coon, Thymbraeus, Molion, Hippodamas, Hypeirochus, Agastrophus, Adrestus, Amphius, Socas. Book 12: Epicles, Alcmaon. Book 13: Imbrius, Amphimachus, Othryoneus, Asius, Alcathous, Oenomaus, Hypsenor, Ascalaphus, Aphareus, Thoon, Adamas, Deipyrus, Dolops, Peisander, Harpalion, Euchenor. Book 14: Satnius, Prothoënor, Archelochus, Promachus, Ilioneus. Book 15: Schedius, Laodamas, Otus, Croesmus, Dolops, Melanippus, Periphetes. Book 16: Pyraechmes, Areilycus, Thoas, Amphiclus, Atymnius, Maris, Cleobulus, Lycon, Acamas, Erymas, Pronous, Thestor, Erylaus, Sarpedon, Epeigeus, Bathycles, Cebriones, Patroclus. Book 17: Euphorbus, Hippothous, Schedius, Phorcys, Leocritus, Apisaon, Aretus, Podes, Coeranus. Book 20: Iphition, Demoleon, Hippodamas, Polydorus, Dryops, Demouchos, Laogonus, Dardanus, Tros, Mulius, Echeclus, Deucalion, Rhigmus, Areithous. Book 21: Lycaon, Asteropaeus, 7 Paeonian Warriors. Book 22: Hector.
This study guide covers 152 named deaths, with data on victim name, allegiance (Greek or Trojan), killer name, killer allegiance, and manner of death as described by Homer.