Achilles The Hero

The story of Achilles at the fall of Troy, a legendary warrior, a hero in history, a leader whose influence lives on in the mythologies of antiquity. With a new introduction, this life of the warrior leader Achilles focuses on the ten-year siege of Troy. It features the epic events of the Trojan wars: the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles; the adventures of the noble Hector; the games and impersonations played by the gods of Ancient Greece who use humankind as shadow puppets in their own conflicts; the death of Patroclus; the final reconciliation of Achilles and Agamemnon; the death of Hector and the touching final scenes with aged King Priam, who seeks to recover the body of Hector, his son, the ideal warrior.

Ideal for readers interested in general fiction.