Illiad and Odyssey are epic stories written by Homer, a greek writer. Illiad is all about the war between the trojans and the achaeans. It all started when the prince of Troy, Paris, kidnapped Helen, which is the wife of Menelaus. Menelaus was the brother of Agammemnon, king of the Achaeans. Odyssey is the continuation of Illiad. Its all about the journey of Oddyseus, an Achaean, on his way back home.