The Iliad

"More than three thousand years ago two armies faced off in an epic battle that rewrote history--the Trojan War. The Iliad Homer's legendary account of this decade-long ordeal is considered the greatest war story of all time and one of the most important works of Western literature. In this thoroughly researched and artfully rendered graphic novel renowned illustrator Gareth Hinds captures all the grim glory of Homer's epic. Dynamic illustrations take readers directly into the battle and lay bare the complex emotions of the men women and gods whose struggles fueled the war and determined its outcome. Paris prince of Troy has stolen the most beautiful woman in the world Helen of Sparta. To get her back and take revenge the Greeks assemble a fleet of a thousand ships to conquer Troy. After nearly a decade of fighting will a falling-out between the greatest Greek captains Agamemnon and Achilles offer hope to the Trojans--or doom them all? This companion volume to Hinds's adaptation of The Odyssey features notes maps a character key and other tools to help readers understand all the action and drama of Homer's Iliad"--Book jacket.