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The Catalogue of Ships (Ancient Greek: νεῶν κατάλογος, neōn katálogos) is an epic catalogue in Book 2 of Homer's Iliad (2.494–759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army that sailed to Troy.
Learn about the story of the Trojan War and the 1000 ships of the Achaeans, as written down by Homer in the Iliad. Find out the names, numbers and origins of the ethnic groups, places and captains who fought for the Achaeans in the Trojan War. Compare different sources and estimates of the number of men who fought for each ship.
4 The Catalogue of the Ships in the Iliad . The Catalogue of the Ships (Il.2. 494-760) lists the contingents of the Achaean army mustered for the expedition against Troy. It identifies the leaders and their followers, and the districts and places from which they come, and gives the numbers of the ships in each contingent.
Summary. This essay provides an overview of archaeological approaches to the Catalogue of Ships. Debates have focused on two interrelated issues: (1) whether the Catalogue is a snapshot of the Greek world during a particular era, and (2) which era, if any, that may be.
The Catalogue of Ships; H. T. Wade-Gery; Book: The Poet of the Iliad; Online publication: 05 June 2016; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316530085.005
The Catalogue of Ships is considered to be an important link to the oral tradition of Greek poetry, suggesting the political makeup of Bronze Age Greece. The Catalogue also provides information about the size and makeup of the Greek armies in the poem, and lets us know about the homelands of the chiefs and soldiers.
Abstract. This chapter examines the famous “Catalogue of Ships” from Iliad (2.484–760). It argues that the catalogue functions as a kind of episode that caps off the narrative and thematic structure of Book 2.
