achilles (greek mythology)

Contains two epics by Homer, including "The Iliad" which is a classic account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector and "The Odyssey" 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.

Follow Odysseus as he hides in the Trojan horse and retakes Troy, fights the Cyclops, or fights enslavement by the sorceress Circe. In MYTHOLOGY OF THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY, author Karen Bornemann Spies details the heroic adventures in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, and includes informative interpretation and expert commentary.

In graphic novel format, relates the Greek myth about Achilles and the Trojan War.

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's classic account of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector.

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

Paris, prince of Troy, falls in love with Helen, the queen of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, sparking an epic war, and pitting Troy against Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world.

A retelling of the epic tale of Achilles which places the hero in a new reality and features such characters as King Peleus, Hector, and John Keats.