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Troy - Last War of the Heroic Age

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Myths and Legends

Last Stocked on 10/19/2019

Product Info

Title
Troy - Last War of the Heroic Age
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Si Sheppard
Publish Year
2014
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.5x10x.3"
NKG Part #
2147541699
MFG. Part #
OSPMLD008
Type
Softcover
Series
MLD8

Description

When Paris, prince of Troy, ran off with Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, it launched the greatest war of the mythic age of Greece. Heroes and gods assembled on both sides, as the combined armies of Greece launched a siege that would last for ten years. During that time, famous heroes, such as Achilles, Ajax, and Hector, would find glory on the battlefield, before being cut down. Others, such as Agamemnon, Odysseus, and Aeneas, would survive the war, only to face even greater challenges afterwards. Thanks to the Iliad of Homer, and numerous other ancient sources, the story of the siege of Troy has survived over 3,000 years. In this new book in the Myths and Legends series, Professor Si Sheppard draws together all of these ancient writings to tell the complete story of the Trojan war, from the flight of the “face that launched a thousand ships” to the great wooden horse that brought the city to bloody ruin.

Contents:

  • Troy: Myth and Reality
  • The Thousand Ships
  • The Wrath of Achilles
  • The Death of Achilles
  • Endgame
  • Legacy