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Last summer I read The Odyssey, and it helped me to read a guide before /during. This year, I am preparing to read the Iliad. While traveling this summer, I brought this guide and read it cover-to-cover a couple of times. I also read A Thousand Ships by Natalie Hayes, which is a contemporary novel about the women in the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Having read through this study guide, I have
* an introduction to the characters (Trojans vs Acheans)
* the conflict (Achilles' anger about his war "bride" then his anger about the death of his "friend"), * * the role of a number of gods (Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hermes, Iris, Athena, Hera, Thetis, Hephaestus),
* some of the main battles between great warriors (Achilles and Hector chief among them)

I can have greater comprehension when I read the text of the Iliad (Robert Fagles translation) directly.