The Iliad
The story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War
In Book I
It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband, Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The whole movie shows their battle struggles and the foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad."
Haven't seen the movie but what you are describing sounds really interesting. Kind of reminds me of Leonidas and the 300. I loved reading all the history about them as well.
ReplyDeleteI find the history very interesting. I really like the time back in the day of the Mayans, and the flow of the river going both ways. Could you imagine trying to live like this today? It is so crazy how things have changed and peoples mindsets where they were in comparison to where we are now. And one of my favorites is Helena, she believes there is a little Greek in all of us.
ReplyDeletei have never seen it or read the book, my husband has and he loves it, i will have to check it out!
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