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100 1 _aLang, Jean,
_d1867-1932
245 1 0 _aStories from the Iliad; Or, the siege of Troy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aTold to the Children Series
500 _aRelease date is 2022-05-19
505 0 _aHow Achilles and Agamemnon fell out -- The council -- The fight between Paris and Menelaus -- How Menelaus was wounded; and the brave deeds of Diomedes -- Hector and Andromache -- The fight between Hector and Ajax -- The burning of the dead; and the battle of the plain -- The message to Achilles -- The white horses of Rhesus -- The fighting on the plain -- How Patroclus fought and died -- The rousing of Achilles.
508 _aD A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Thank you to the librarians at Brigham Young University for providing high quality scans of the cover.
520 _a"Stories from the Iliad; Or, the Siege of Troy" by Jean Lang is a collection of retold tales from the ancient epic "The Iliad," likely written in the late 19th century. This book aims to narrate the heroic tales of the Trojan War, making them accessible for younger audiences, particularly targeted toward children. The stories encompass central themes of heroism, honor, love, and the consequences of pride, primarily told through the lens of characters such as Achilles, Agamemnon, and Hector. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to the events that lead to the Siege of Troy, beginning with Paris’s choice causing chaos among the gods. Paris, a prince of Troy, faces a pivotal moment when he must judge the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, which ignites a chain reaction resulting in the abduction of Helen, Menelaus’s wife. This leads to the collective fury of the Greek forces, culminating in the ten-year siege of Troy. The opening portion sets the stage for the conflict among these legendary figures, foreshadowing themes of honor, love, and betrayal that resonate throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1907
653 _aAchilles (Mythological character) -- Juvenile literature
653 _aTrojan War -- Juvenile literature
700 1 _aRobinson, W. Heath
_q(William Heath),
_d1872-1944
830 0 _aTold to the Children Series
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000779964&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68127
999 _c108947
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