(mythological character)

Disregard for messages from the oracles and gods doesn't turn out well for characters in Greek stories, and Oedipus is no exception. Encompassing murder and betrayal, incest and patricide, this set of three plays follows the life of a man doomed to suffer from birth.

A modern verse translation of Homer's classic epic of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans, from Agamemnon's visit by the priest Chryses to the burial of Hector.

A fictional retelling of Homer's epic tragedy about the Trojan War and the struggle between Achilles and Hector that saves the Greeks and destroys the Trojans.

Presents a translation of the ancient Greek epic poem "Iliad" by Homer along with a map, a list of characters, and suggestions for further reading.