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Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad' by Rosemary Sutcliff, Alan Lee, Manuel Otero is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p class=null1>The Story of the Iliad</p><p>Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hectore, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some casas their tragic ends.</p><p>Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of those Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people.</p> <p>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.</p>
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- Author
- Rosemary Sutcliff, Alan Lee, Manuel Otero
- Publisher
- Perfection Learning Corporation
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780451532237
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Religion, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (230 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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