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1) The Iliad
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Series
Language
English
Description
A new translation of Homer's ancient masterpiece endeavors to instill the poetic nature of its original language while retaining accuracy, readability, and character vibrancy.
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Language
English
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
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Prince Paris of Troy claims the beautiful Helen from Greek king Menelaus and war ensues, Achilles, a demigod prince and celebrated warrior, is charged with leading his Greek countrymen to victory against the Trojans.
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Series
Dark Olympus novels volume 3
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English
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...
5) Ransom
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Language
English
Description
A reimagining of the story of Priam's effort to claim the slain body of his son finds the grief-stricken Achilles striking out against Hector after the death of Patroclus during the siege of Troy, an act that results in a powerful confrontation.
6) The Iliad
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Publisher
Sommerville, Massachusetts
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
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