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1) The Iliad
Author
Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
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Description
The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before continuing....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The gods wanted blood. She fought for love. Achilles has fled her home and her vicious Myrmidon clan to live as a woman with the kallai, the transgender priestesses of Great Mother Aphrodite. When Odysseus comes to recruit the "prince" Achilles for a war against the Hittites, she prepares to die rather than fight as a man. However, her divine mother, Athena, intervenes, transforming her body into the woman's body she always longed for, and promises...
Author
Series
Phoenix books volume P63
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Language
English
Description
Presents Homer's classic epic of the Trojan War, which follows proud Greek soldier Achilles from his angry dispute with his king, Agamemnon, to his battle with and brutal treatment of Troy's great hero, Hector; and includes a glossary of names and an introduction.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
Author
Series
Dark Olympus novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Achilles Kallis vowed that he'd do whatever it took to claw his way into Olympus's inner circle. Now that the former Ares is gone and the coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to both compete and double their odds of winning. Neither expect the infamous beauty Helen Kasios to be part of the prize...or for the sparks that fly when the three of them meet. Zeus may have decided Helen...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
246 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 28 cm
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, Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Paris, prince of Troy, has stolen the most...
9) Troy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
2-disc widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 163 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus. The result is an epic war in which the Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior, embodies...
12) Troy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Special edition ; Director's cut ; Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (196 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Paris, the son of the king of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, the result is an epic war. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand.
Author
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
[36] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated retelling of the myth of Achilles in Homer's Iliad, depicting the hero's life from his birth to his participation in the Trojan War, despite his mother's warning that it will cost him his life.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xix, 296 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Many have forgotten that the subject of the "Illiad" was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homer's epic poem restores the poet's vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age.
15) Troy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
2-disc full-screen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 163 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy, falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband Menelaus, which results in an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior, embodies...
16) Ransom
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2010], c2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
224 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
6 CDs (approximately 360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (22 cm)
Language
English
Description
Professor Vandiver makes it clear why, after almost 3,000 years, the Homeric epics remain not only among the greatest adventure stories ever told, but also two of the most compelling meditations on the human condition ever written. Questions include, why does Achilles rage? What are the limits of our freedom? Who or what shapes our actions and our ends? Why do we love our own so strongly? Where is the line between justice and revenge, and what does...
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Vandiver introduces the great epic of ancient Greeks, the Iliad. She addresses critical and interpretative issues, and gives background information on cultural assumptions.
20) The Iliad
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
159 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap.
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