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ForGreekmythfans,thosewhocan’tgetenoughoftheD'Aulaires' BookofGreekMyths,andreaderswhohaveagedoutofRickRiordan, thisclassroomstapleandmythologyclassicisperfectforlearningabout theancientmyths! AsthegodsandgoddessesofOlympusscheme, theancientworldisthrownintoturmoilwhenHelen,themostbeautiful womaninallofGreece,isstolenawaybyherTrojanlove.Inflamedby jealousy,theGreekkingseekslethalvengeanceandsendshisblackwar shipstodescendonthecityofTroy. Inthesiegethatfollows, history’sgreatestheroes,fromAjaxtoAchillestoOdysseus,areforged incombat,andthebrutalcostsofpassion,pride,andrevengemustbe paid.Intheend,thewhimsofthegods,thecunningofthewarriors,and agreatwoodenhorsewilldecidewhoemergesvictorious. Homer's
epicpoem,TheIliad,isoneofthegreatestadventurestoriesofalltime andRosemarySutcliff'sretellingoftheclassicsagaembodiesallofthe astonishingdrama,romance,andintrigueofancientGreece. Don’tmiss
TheWanderingsofOdysseus,thecompaniontoBlackShipsBefore Troy,andfollowOdysseusonhisadventurehome.Thisbookhasbeen selectedasaCommonCoreStateStandardsTextExemplar(Grades68,Stories)inAppendixB.Readmore