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1) The Iliad
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Due to a lack of biographical evidence regarding the identity of Homer it has been suggested that the two great works attributed to him, the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" may in fact be the work of multiple authors passed down through a long oral tradition. While scholarship on the subject will likely never definitely prove one way or the other, it is now generally accepted that these two great epic poems are the work of a single Greek author, Homer,...
5) Troy
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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. 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 the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
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A retelling of the legend of Achilles follows Patroclus and Achilles, the golden son of King Peleus, as they lay siege to Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped--a cause that tests their friendship and forces them to make the ultimate sacrifice.
10) The Iliad
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Pub. Date
2004
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Homer's account of the tenth year of the Trojan War, centering around Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon and his revenge against Hector.
11) Achilles
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[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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An introduction to Achilles and his place in Greek mythology, including his connection with the Trojan WAr and such figures as Athena and Apollo.
13) The Iliad
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Pub. Date
c1991
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Retells in simple language the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
16) The Iliad
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c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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This book retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
18) Warrior rising
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Goddess summoning series volume 6
Pub. Date
2008
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In order to distract Achilles and hopefully bring an end to the Trojan War, the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Venus seize the souls of two twenty-first-century beauties who have died in a car crash and shift them into the bodies of a Trojan princess and her handmaiden.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
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"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...