trojan war

"La Il?ada" follows the Trojan War, and "La Odisea" follows Odysseus' long journey home after the war.

Explores the ancient Greek epic poem the Illiad.

Discusses the legendary heroes and mythical gods from the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey.".

Contains Chaucer's tragic love story set during the siege of Troy between Troilus, a valiant warrior and Cressida, who at first spurns Troilus' affections but is later won over; however their happiness is destroyed when Cressida is summoned to a Greek camp and eventually betrays Troilus.

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.

"Homer is about to fail out of school unless he can come up with a story. An epic story. Oh, and it needs to be written in Dactylic Hexameter. No big deal--except Homer has no idea what that is. But the Greek god Hermes has a story that needs a storyteller, and with a trick of immortal magic, he sends Homer and his best friend Dory back ten years to the end of the Trojan War. They meet up with the Greek hero Odysseus along with an entire crew of smelly sailors and set off on a journey filled with scary monsters, angry gods, and a very hungry cyclops. Can Homer get the story in time? Or will one wrong move leave Homer and Dory trapped in the past forever?"--Amazon.com.

Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned and hold dear.

Retells the story of the Trojan War, from the quarrel for the golden apple, and the flight of Helen with Paris, to the destruction of Troy.

A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the War on Terrorism.