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Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced off in an epic battle that rewrote history--the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this decade-long ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this thoroughly researched and artfully rendered graphic novel, renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations...
24) The Iliad
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
This book retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Many have forgotten that the subject of the "Illiad" was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homer's epic poem restores the poet's vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age.
27) Warrior rising
Author
Series
Goddess summoning series volume 6
Pub. Date
2008
Description
In order to distract Achilles and hopefully bring an end to the Trojan War, the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Venus seize the souls of two twenty-first-century beauties who have died in a car crash and shift them into the bodies of a Trojan princess and her handmaiden.
28) Troy
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
When Paris, the son of the king of Troy, falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, the result is an epic war. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Features Samuel Butler's translations of the two Homeric epics comes with a ribbon bookmark, gilded edges and beautiful endpapers. Ideal to be read and treasured, it makes for a perfect addition to any library. The oldest extant works of Western literature, Homer s the Iliad and the Odyssey are an important part of the Greek culture. The Iliad gives a detailed poetic description of the war of Troy and expounds the battle and the events during the...
38) Troy
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
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Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
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