trojan war

The story of Helen and the judgement of Paris, and of the gathering of the Heroes and the Siege of Troy.

Features a full-cast dramatization of Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son are forced to scheme to protect his throne; presented in eight episodes.

Outside the city of Troy, Prince Hektor leads his Trojan cavalry in daring raids against the forces of Achilles, while Helikaon battles the Mykene navy at sea in his quest for vengeance against King Agamemnon, whose troops killed Helikaon's wife.

Uses the feature film "Troy" as the basis for an exploration of the myths, mysteries, and facts about Helen of Troy, the Trojan War, and other aspects of the legendary city.

Homer's classic epic of the Trojan War and the struggle between Achilles and Hector that saves the Greeks and destroys the Trojans.

"Alessandro Baricco re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of twenty-one Homeric characters in the narrative idiom of our modern imagination"--Cover p. [2].

Homer's classical account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hektor.

The island of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that Penelope choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of Odysseus from the Trojan War.

The last weeks of the Trojan War find the women sick of tending the wounded, men tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses trying to find ways to stir things up.