The Illiad: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Illiad runs 14.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various Readers (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 3,749 Poetry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Various Readers
Various Readers narrates 475 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,903 hours in all.
About as long, on the Poetry shelf
20 Poetry 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
The Illiad is an audiobook by Homer: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Poetry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Various Readers
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Poetry
How to listen to The Illiad free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Illiad as an audiobook?
The Illiad runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is The Illiad free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Illiad?
The Illiad is narrated by Various Readers.
Is The Illiad worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours.