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Iliad: The Story of Achilles by Homer

Iliad: The Story of Achilles: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Iliad: The Story of Achilles audiobook runs 13.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Anthony Heald (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Iliad: The Story of Achilles at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

324 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Iliad: The Story of Achilles is an audiobook by Homer: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Anthony Heald, released September 30, 2008, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
Anthony Heald
Released
September 30, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781483089829

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Iliad: The Story of Achilles audiobook?

Iliad: The Story of Achilles runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is the Iliad: The Story of Achilles audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Iliad: The Story of Achilles?

Iliad: The Story of Achilles is narrated by Anthony Heald.

Is Iliad: The Story of Achilles worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.