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The Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War, while the Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The poems are written in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language that shows a mixture of features of the Ionic and Aeolic dialects from different centuries. The poems have been translated into many languages and have been widely studied and admired for centuries. Aristotle and Plato were both heavily influenced by Homer's work. The Iliad and the Odyssey provide valuable insights into the culture, politics, and society of ancient Greece. William Shakespeare and John Milton were both heavily influenced by Homer's work. The Iliad and the Odyssey are still widely studied and admired today. Ancient Greek culture was a major influence on Western civilization.