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Where Troy Once Stood Where Troy Once Stood Iman Jacob Wilkens This work puts an end to the traditional interpretation of both the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, much to the displeasure of many who are unable to counter the basic arguments of its author and realize… OL15709251W
Euripides Trojan Women Euripides Trojan Women Barbara Goff "Set at the end of the Trojan war, Euripides' Trojan Women depicts the women of Troy as they wait to be taken into slavery. While choral songs recall the death-throes of the great city, the scenes be… OL17557135W
The Iliad and the Odyssey in Greek mythology The Iliad and the Odyssey in Greek mythology Karen Bornemann Spies A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Includes explantory notes and review questions. OL1883157W
The Firebrand The Firebrand Marion Zimmer Bradley Born of noble blood, Kassandra is gifted with the ability to see into the futureand her visions tell of a battle that will bring the wrath of the gods upon all of Greece. She has foreseen the fall of… OL23794W
The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy The Adventures of Odysseus And Tales of Troy Padraic Colum,Willy Pogány A retelling of the events of the Trojan War and the wanderings of Odysseus based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. OL2635276W
An arrow's flight An arrow's flight Mark Merlis The siege of Troy has dragged on for ten years, with no end in sight, when an oracle supplies the Greeks with the recipe for victory. All they need is Pyrrhus, son of the fallen Achilles. But Pyrrhus… OL2756046W
Helen of Troy Helen of Troy Margaret George A lush, seductive novel of the legendary beauty whose face "launched a thousand ships"Daughter of a god, wife of a king, prize of antiquity's bloodiest war, Helen of Troy has inspired artists for mil… OL3355212W
The Trojan horse The Trojan horse Warwick Hutton A retelling of how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War. OL3503102W
The Greeks and Troy The Greeks and Troy Deborah Tyler Describes the historic city of Troy through archaeological discoveries made by Heinrich Schliemann and others. OL3903731W
Lord of the Silver Bow Lord of the Silver Bow David A. Gemmell He is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, h… OL3996094W
Homer Homer Mark W. Edwards Combines a general introduction and a detailed commentary to make insights of recent Homeric scholarship accessible to students and general readers as well as to classicists. OL5270286W
The tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the epic cycle The tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the epic cycle Jonathan S. Burgess "Much of our understanding of the mythological tradition surrounding the Trojan War comes from Homer. Although the Iliad and Odyssey describe only the last years of this conflict, for centuries these… OL7795683W