Here is the original tale, told and retold by Greek poets and singers, of Helen of Troy and the war of the Greek chieftains to get her back. Alfred Church captures the high heroic tone of this timeless epic, retelling it in engagingly readable style. The Story of the Iliad is a great adventure story to read aloud to children, and will captivate young readers and adults alike.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
- The Counsel of Athene
- The Assembly
- Nestor
- In Sparta
- Menelaus's Tale
- Ulysses on His Raft
- Alcinous
- The Phaeacians
- The Cyclops (The Tale of Ulysses)
- Aeolus; the Laestrygons; Circe
- The Dwellings of the Dead
- The Sirens; Scylla; The Oxen of the Sun
- Ithaca
- Eumaeus, the Swineherd
- The Return of Telemachus
- Ulysses and Telemachus
- Ulysses in His Home
- Ulysses in His Home (continued)
- Ulysses is Discovered by His Nurse
- The Trial of the Bow
- The Slaying of the Suitors
- The End of the Wandering
- The Triumph of Ulysses
Pronunciation Guide
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