What would happen if the Sun’s gravity did not hold the Earth in an orbit?

"Earth itself would most likely break apart into chunks and float off into space."

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“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).