Iliad Book 1, lines 1-21
The Iliad begins
μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
Sing O Muse of the wrath of Achilles
Poem Tag: Homer
Odyssey Book 1, lines 1-10
The Odyssey begins
ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, πολύτροπον,
Tell me, Muse, of the resourceful Odysseus