Iliad 1.6 when they first stood apart in strife -- can this be read as when the muse should start singing?

1. What is the Muse invited to sing about at the beginning of the Iliad?
2. Who is strife in the Iliad?
3. What is the invocation to the Muse in Iliad?
4. What is the first word in the Iliad?

What is the Muse invited to sing about at the beginning of the Iliad?

The main theme of the Iliad is stated in the first line, as Homer asks the Muse to sing of the "wrath of Achilles." This wrath, all its permutations, transformations, influences, and consequences, makes up the themes of the Iliad.

Who is strife in the Iliad?

ERIS GODDESS OF THE STRIFE OF WAR. Eris was a goddess of the battlefield with an insatiable desire for bloodshed. Even after all the other gods had withdrawn from battle, she remained, rejoicing over the slaughter. Homer, Iliad 4.

What is the invocation to the Muse in Iliad?

The invocation in The Iliad begins with the poet praying to the Muse, the goddess of poetic inspiration, “Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed, / Agamemnon lord of men and brilliant Achilles” (1.8-9).

What is the first word in the Iliad?

“RAGE is the first word of the Iliad, and so Homer announces his theme - the rage of Achilles.