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Homer Iliad Line Count Comparison (24 Books)

Compare Homer Iliad Greek line counts for all 24 books: Book 5 has 909 lines, Book 2 has 877, Book 19 has 424. Loeb text data in a linked converter table.

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Book 5909 Lines
Book 23897 Lines
Book 2877 Lines
Book 16867 Lines
Book 11848 Lines
Book 13823 Lines
Book 24804 Lines
Book 17761 Lines
Book 15746 Lines
Book 9713 Lines
Book 18617 Lines
Book 1611 Lines
Book 21611 Lines
Book 10579 Lines
Book 8565 Lines
Book 4544 Lines
Book 6529 Lines
Book 14522 Lines
Book 22515 Lines
Book 20503 Lines
Book 7482 Lines
Book 12471 Lines
Book 3461 Lines
Book 19424 Lines

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NameValueContextSource
Book 1
611 lines. Opening book.		611 linesAchilles and Agamemnon quarrelHomer Iliad Book 1, 611 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 2
877 lines. Second longest here.		877 linesMuster of forces. Catalogue of shipsHomer Iliad Book 2, 877 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 3
461 lines. Duel book.		461 linesParis faces MenelausHomer Iliad Book 3, 461 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 4
544 lines. Battle restart.		544 linesTruce breaks. First open battleHomer Iliad Book 4, 544 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 5
909 lines. Longest in the set.		909 linesDiomedes valor. Gods join the fightHomer Iliad Book 5, 909 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 6
529 lines. Troy family scene.		529 linesHector meets AndromacheHomer Iliad Book 6, 529 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 7
482 lines. Duel and truce.		482 linesHector faces AjaxHomer Iliad Book 7, 482 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 8
565 lines. Zeus day.		565 linesZeus tips the scalesHomer Iliad Book 8, 565 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 9
713 lines. Plea book.		713 linesEmbassy to AchillesHomer Iliad Book 9, 713 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 10
579 lines. Night action.		579 linesNight raidHomer Iliad Book 10, 579 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 11
848 lines. Third longest here.		848 linesAgamemnon valorHomer Iliad Book 11, 848 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 12
471 lines. Wall fight.		471 linesWall assaultHomer Iliad Book 12, 471 lines. Loeb LCL 170
Book 13
823 lines. Some lists print 837 from a split count.		823 linesPoseidon aids the GreeksHomer Iliad Book 13, 823 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 14
522 lines. Trick book.		522 linesHera tricks ZeusHomer Iliad Book 14, 522 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 15
746 lines. Ship threat.		746 linesZeus wakes. Hector drives to shipsHomer Iliad Book 15, 746 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 16
867 lines. Patroclus fall.		867 linesPatroclus enters in Achilles gearHomer Iliad Book 16, 867 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 17
761 lines. Body fight.		761 linesFight for Patroclus bodyHomer Iliad Book 17, 761 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 18
617 lines. Shield making.		617 linesAchilles grief. New shield forgedHomer Iliad Book 18, 617 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 19
424 lines. Shortest in the set.		424 linesAchilles returnsHomer Iliad Book 19, 424 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 20
503 lines. Gods fight.		503 linesGods join battleHomer Iliad Book 20, 503 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 21
611 lines. Ties Book 1.		611 linesAchilles fights the river godHomer Iliad Book 21, 611 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 22
515 lines. Hector death.		515 linesHector falls to AchillesHomer Iliad Book 22, 515 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 23
897 lines. Games book.		897 linesFuneral games for PatroclusHomer Iliad Book 23, 897 lines. Loeb LCL 171
Book 24
804 lines. Closing book.		804 linesPriam ransoms HectorHomer Iliad Book 24, 804 lines. Loeb LCL 171

About this converter

Homer Iliad Greek line counts run 424 to 909 across 24 books. Book 5 at 909 lines tops the set. Book 23 at 897 and Book 2 at 877 follow close. Book 16 at 867 and Book 11 at 848 hold the next rank. Book 19 at 424 is shortest. Book 12 at 471 and Book 7 at 482 sit near the base. The set totals 15679 lines in the Oxford and Loeb Greek text used here. Counts track the Greek hexameter lines, not pages in translation.

How to use it

Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first book lines, one holds the matching count of the second book, one holds total lines. Try 1 Book 5 against Book 19 to see the long to short ratio.

Book 13 is 823 lines in the Murray Oxford text on Perseus and in the Loeb text used here. Some lists print 837 for Book 13 from a different line split. That split adds 14 lines and raises the total to 15693. English translations keep the same Greek line numbers for reference. Page counts shift by edition and stay out of the table.

FAQ

Which Iliad book is longest?

Book 5 at 909 lines. Book 23 follows at 897.

Which Iliad book is shortest?

Book 19 at 424 lines. Book 12 follows at 471.

Which text are the counts from?

The Murray Oxford Greek text on Perseus and the Loeb text. Both use the same book line divisions.

Why do some lists show 837 for Book 13?

Some editions split lines in a different way and add 14 lines. This page uses 823 and notes the 837 split.

Sources

  • Homer, Iliad, Loeb Classical Library LCL 170 (Books 1-12) and LCL 171 (Books 13-24), Harvard University Press
  • Homer, Homeri Opera, Oxford Classical Texts, Oxford University Press, 1920
  • Perseus Digital Library, Homer Iliad Greek text, book line divisions 1 to 24

Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 24 entries

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