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23) Achilles
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to Achilles who was a powerful Greek warrior and hero famed for his swift-footedness.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Primera edición: marzo de 2021.
Language
Español
Description
Patroclo, un joven príncipe torpe, sigue a Aquiles a la guerra, sin saber que los años siguientes pondrán a prueba todo lo que han aprendido, todo lo que aprecian. Y que, antes de que esté listo, se verá obligado a entregar a su amigo en manos de Fate. Ambientada durante la Guerra de Troya.
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything...
29) Chapman's Homer
Author
Series
Bollingen volume 41
Pub. Date
1998-2000.
Edition
First Princeton paperback edition.
Language
English
31) The Iliad
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced off in an epic battle that rewrote history--the Trojan War. The Iliad, Homer's legendary account of this decade-long ordeal, is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this thoroughly researched and artfully rendered graphic novel, renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Achilles was a legendary warrior of ancient Greece. When Paris, the Trojan prince, kidnapped the beautiful Helen, the Greek armies joined together under the great king Agamemnon to bring her back. The Achaean Greeks would fight the Trojans for 10 years. Agamemnon's pride, however, would threaten to destroy the Achaeans' chances of victory. When he took Achilles' battle prize, Achilles refused to fight. Of all the Achaeans, though, only Achilles could...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Achilles is his father's sixth son. His five brothers all died as infants. To protect Achilles from the same fate, his mother Thetis dips him into the River Styx. When Greece attacks Troy, Achilles joins the fight. Will his mother's treatment keep him from harm?"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
Español
Description
Canta, oh diosa, la cólera del Pelida Aquiles; cólera funesta que causó infinitos males á los aqueos y precipitó al Orco muchas almas valerosas de héroes, á quienes hizo presa de perros y pasto de aves—cumplíase la voluntad de Júpiter—desde que se separaron disputando el Atrida, rey de hombres, y el divino Aquiles. ¿Cuál de los dioses promovió entre ellos la contienda para que pelearan? El hijo de Júpiter y de Latona....
38) The Trojan War
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Retells some of the scenes from Homer's Iliad, which depicts the exploits of the Greeks and Greek gods during the Trojan War. Discusses the judgment of Paris (which led to the conflict), the beauty of Helen, the fatal weakness of brave Achilles, and the mystery of the Trojan Horse.
39) Famous Greeks
Author
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
These 24 half-hour lectures serve as an introduction to Greek history through the lives of the great individuals who made that history.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The Iliad can justly be called the world's greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story. Driven by fierce passions and loyalties, men and gods battle to a devastating conclusion. The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars to his beloved...
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