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The Iliad and the Odyssey - The Complete Epic Story of the Trojan War and the Long Journey Home
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781934451465
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Mar 23 2007
Pages: 468
Weight: 1.88
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Together in one volume, The Iliad and The Odyssey form the great foundation of ancient Greek epic and tell the story of war, heroism, loss, survival, and the struggle to return home. These two monumental poems have shaped Western literature for nearly three thousand years and introduced generations of readers to Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Penelope, Helen, Priam, and the gods who intervene in human affairs.
The Iliad unfolds during the final phase of the Trojan War, when a bitter quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon divides the Greek army. Achilles withdraws from battle, allowing the Trojan forces under Hector to gain the advantage. As pride, loyalty, vengeance, and grief drive the conflict toward tragedy, Homer presents war not simply as a contest for glory, but as a devastating human experience shared by victors and defeated alike.
The Odyssey follows Odysseus after the fall of Troy as he struggles for ten years to return to Ithaca. His journey brings him into conflict with the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, and the wrath of Poseidon. At home, Penelope resists the suitors who seek to seize Odysseus's kingdom. Read together, the epics offer an unmatched exploration of courage, fate, leadership, endurance, family, and the fragile boundary between civilization and chaos.
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