In the Iliad, I only found 20 examples of reported speech, 9 of which are of the “real” type.
| nr. | book | from line | to line | speaker | god/mortal | anonymous? | disguise? | length | dialogue? | addressee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 60 | 70 | Dream | god | yes | Nestor | 11 | single speech | Agamemnon |
| 2 | 2 | 323 | 329 | Calchas | mortal | 7 | single speech | Greeks | ||
| 3 | 6 | 164 | 165 | Antea | mortal | 2 | single speech | Proetus | ||
| 4 | 9 | 254 | 258 | Peleus | mortal | 5 | single speech | Achilles | ||
| 5 | 11 | 786 | 789 | Menoetius | mortal | 4 | single speech | Patroclus | ||
| 6 | 16 | 203 | 206 | Myrmidons | mortal | 4 | single speech | Achilles | ||
| 7 | 19 | 101 | 105 | Zeus | god | 5 | first part of dialogue | Hera | ||
| 8 | 19 | 107 | 111 | Hera | god | 5 | second part of dialogue | Zeus | ||
| 9 | 19 | 121 | 124 | Hera | god | 4 | single speech | Zeus |