Black Ships Before Troy (1993) (edit title/settings)

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• Hector: In Greek mythology, Hectōr, was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War.
• Helen of Troy: The wife of Menelaus and Paris. The most beautiful woman in all of the known world.
• Agamemnon: In Greek mythology, he was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was abducted by Paris of Troy, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War.
• Diomedes: In Greek mythology, he was the King of Argos, and a mighty Greek warrior during the Trojan War.
• Paris: Trojan prince, brother of Hector. His stealing of Helen precipitated the Trojan War.
• Achilles: Greatest Greek warrior during the Trojan War.
• Priam: King of Troy. Husband of Hecuba and father of Hector, Paris and Cassandra.
• Thetis: The mother of Achillies
• Oenone: Add a description of this character.
• Calchas
• Zeus: In Greek mythology, Zeus is the "Father of Gods and men" who rules the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father rules the family. He is the god of sky and thunder.
• Sarpedon
• Machaon
• Patroclus
• Penthesilea
• Apollo: In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis.
• Hera: In Greek mythology, Hera is the mother-goddess. She is the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus. Her chief function was as the goddess of women and marriage.
• Hephaestus: In Greek mythology, the Greek god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. Hephaestus' Roman equivalent was Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera, the King and Queen of the Gods.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Troy: Ancient and mythical city/state located on the northwest coast of present day Turkey. It is best known for being the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek mythology and especially in the Iliad.
• Athene
• Greece

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Rosemary Sutcliff (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Kate Greenaway Medal (1993)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: BL793.T7 S88 1993
• Dewey: 883.01

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Children's Books › Greek & Roman
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths › Greek & Roman
• Books › Teens