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Stanisław Srokowski• Odysseus’ and Diomedes’ foray to Trojan lines and killing of Dolon;• Hera’s seduction of Zeus causing him to fall asleep;• relationship between Achilles and Patroclus and the former’s rage afterthe death of his friend;• description of Achilles’ new shield and armor given to him by Hephaestus;• death of Hector and Priam’s grief.In the preface and in the afterword, we find also a short, explanatory presentationof historical and mythological background of the war.Classical themes: The book focuses on the plot of Homer’s Iliad and themain classical themes strongly connected to Greek mythology: the TrojanWar, Greek gods, Homeric heroes (e.g. Achilles, Agamemnon, Ajax, Hector,Nestor, Paris, Odysseus, etc.), Helen of Troy, etc. The author also mentions thejudgement of Paris, the Trojan Horse deception, and the sacrifice of Iphigenia.Key words: Homer, Iliad, Trojan War.Bibliography:[The Author’s Website], http://srokowski.art.pl/ (accessed 10.05.2013).Srokowski Stanisław, in: Jadwiga Czachowska; Alicja Szałagan, edd., Współcześnipolscy pisarze i badacze literatury. Słownik biobibliograficzny, vol 7: R–Sta, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pegagogiczne, 2001, pp. 407–410.Entry by Sylwia Chmielewska, sylwia.chmielewska@student.uw.edu.pl,syl.chm@gmail.com.366