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Description edit
Darkness falls on the Great Green, and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King mass. Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene, who knows that he must soon face his former... read more
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Characters/People edit
- 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.
- Kassandra: Princess of Troy. The daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy. When she did not return his love, Apollo placed a curse on her so that no one would ever believe her predictions. She is a figure both of the epic tradition and of tragedy, where her combination of deep understanding and powerlessness exemplify the ironic condition of humankind.
- Penelope: In Greek mythology, Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus. She keep keeps her suitors at bay in Odysseus’ long absence.
- Achilles: In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.
- Hektor: Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War.
- Helikaon: Add a description of this character.
- Banokles
- Priam
- Kalliades
- Odysseus
- Polydorus
- Gershom
- Andromache
- Menelaus
- Nestor
- Bias
- Khalkeus
- Red
First Sentence edit
A bright moon shone low in the sky above the isle of Imbros, its silver light bathing in the rocky shoreline and the Mykene war fleet beached there.
Authors & Contributors edit
- David Gemmell (Author)
- Stella Gemmell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 27 August 2007
ISBN: 9780593052259
Page Count: 449
Publisher: Bantam Press
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 27 August 2007
ISBN: 9780593052259
Page Count: 449
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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