Homer's Epic: the Iliad Odyssey (illustrated Collector's Edition)
by (ancient Greece) Homer (english) Illustrations By John Flaxman
About This Novel
"Homer's Epic" is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer of ancient Greece. It is an immortal heroic epic of ancient Greece and the cornerstone of Western classical culture. The entire poem "Iliad" is divided into 24 volumes and 15,693 lines. It mainly tells the story of the Greek coalition's siege of Troy, a city in Asia Minor. It centers on the quarrel between the Greek coalition commander Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles, and focuses on what happened fifty days before the end of the war. The Greek hero Achilles refused to fight in anger because he had a female prisoner taken by his commander Agamemnon, and the Greek coalition suffered a setback. Later, after his friend Patroclus died in battle, he went into battle again and finally killed the Trojan general Hector, turning defeat into victory for the Greek coalition. The Odyssey consists of 24 volumes and 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the hero of the Greek coalition and King of Ithaca, who drifted on the sea for ten years after the Trojan War. After going through hardships and dangers, he finally returned to his homeland and reunited with his wife. Odysseus was brave and resourceful, and used the Trojan horse trick in the Trojan War, and the Greek coalition finally won. He went through many hardships and dangers on his way back home, and subdued the Cyclops and witches. He was also allowed to stay on the island for 7 years by the fairy Calypso. Finally, he asked the prophet Teiresias for directions before he could return to his hometown. At that time, his wife Penelope was suffering from the entanglement of suitors from all over the world, so he disguised himself as a beggar, shot all the suitors to death, and finally reunited his family.
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Official(3)Scraped 11d ago
Although the Stork Crane is very powerful, how can it defeat the Achaeans? In the end, it will just destroy itself, not to mention the God of War Alexandros is here.
As a father, his love for his daughter has never changed. Cruces worked hard to redeem his daughter, even bringing countless financial gifts and putting aside his identity to plead.
The world has never lacked war. Even in that period when there were many gods, the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans was fierce and endless.
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Official(3)Scraped 11d ago
Although the Stork Crane is very powerful, how can it defeat the Achaeans? In the end, it will just destroy itself, not to mention the God of War Alexandros is here.
As a father, his love for his daughter has never changed. Cruces worked hard to redeem his daughter, even bringing countless financial gifts and putting aside his identity to plead.
The world has never lacked war. Even in that period when there were many gods, the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans was fierce and endless.
