Dust jacket has some very light edge wrinkling. Alan Lee's dramatic images hauntingly recreate the age of heroes in this spellbinding introduction to the Greek classics." Lean to the spine, light edge wear at the corners and at the top/bottom of the spine, a tiny bump at the top of the rear hinge, a 2" light line indentation on the free rear endpaper. Using the most up-to-date research on Troy and ancient Greece, master storyteller Rosemary Sutcliff brings Homer's epic poem 'The Iliad' to life. The jealousy of the Greek King flames into lethal vengeance as the Greeks descend on the city of Troy aboard their black ships. The capture of Helen and the battles it unleashes is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad. Two people destined to be together, brought war, pain, and heartbreak to the people of their land. But the only woman whose beauty equals Aphrodite's is Helen - and she is already married to King Menelaus. Summary Of Black Ships Before Troy: The Story Of The Iliad. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the promise of a wife as breathtaking as herself, so she wins the apple. The story goes further than Iliad by exploring the cause of the Trojan War and what happens after Achilles death. Three great goddesses, Hera, Athene and Aphrodite, ask Paris of Troy to decide who is the loveliest. Black Ships Before Troy is a modern and straightforward retelling of Homers Iliad. "It begins with a golden apple and an impossible choice.
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