"Composed around 730 B.C., Homer's Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles, the greatest warrior at Troy, and Agamemnon, the inept leader of the Greeks, through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding, blighting facts of war. Carved close to the original...

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"Gillian Cross's fine retelling of Homer's epic story captures all the heroism and savagery of war and shows why the 'Iliad' has been called the first tragedy and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization"--Front jacket flap.

A graphic novel adaptation of Homer's epic tale of the nine-year battle that came to be known as the Trojan War. In a companion to his award-winning adaptation of "The Odyssey, " incomparable graphic novelist Hinds masterfully adapts Homer's classic wartime epic, capturing all of its grim glory. Includes notes, maps, a cast of characters, and other tools to help readers understand all the action and drama of Homer's epic.