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The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories
of all time. Set during the Trojan War, this timeless story vividly
conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with
towering emotions and battling amid devastation and destruction.
Homer's tale is a compassionate view of human life lived under the
shadow of suffering and death in the face of an often uncaring
divinity. To call it a war story does not begin to describe the
emotional sweep of its action and characters in the 10th and final
year of the Greek siege of Troy.
The Odyssey centers on the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey
home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach
Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. Odysseus survives storm and
shipwreck, the cave of the Cyclops and the isle of Circe, the lure
of the Sirens' song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his
most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to
steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope. The Odyssey is
Homers' sequel to the Iliad.
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls relates the compelling tale of
Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus. Aeneas escaped from the
burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years
before settling in Italy. Patterned after the Iliad and the
Odyssey, the Aeneid was originally composed as an epic poem by
Virgil to glorify the imperial city of Rome.
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Pliny's Letters
Alfred Church
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R1,662
Discovery Miles 16 620
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Pliny's Letters
Alfred Church
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R1,189
Discovery Miles 11 890
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