Entering the world of helen of troy – margaret george

Account Options Logga in. Helen of Troy. Margaret George. Penguin , 3 aug. Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller. The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's Iliad , continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy.

Laden with doom, yet surprising in its moments of innocence and beauty, Helen of Troy is an exquisite page-turner with a cast of irresistible, legendary characters—Odysseus, Hector, Achilles, Menelaus, Priam, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, as well as Helen and Paris themselves.

Helen actually came from Sparta, not Troy, but she became forever “Helen of Troy” when she eloped with the Trojan prince Paris, launching a thousand ships.

With a wealth of material that reproduces the Age of Bronze in all its glory, it brings to life a war that we have all learned about but never before experienced. Utvalda sidor Titelsida. Visa alla ». Vanliga ord och fraser Achilles Aeneas Aesacus Agamemnon Ajax Andromache Antenor Antimachus Aphrodite armor arms arrows asked Athena beside breath brother Calchas chamber chariot child Clytemnestra cried dark daughter dear Deiphobus Evadne eyes face Father feel fell felt fight gates Gelanor goddess gods gold gone Greeks guards hair hand head hear heard Hector Hecuba held Helen Heracles Hermione honor horse Hyllus inside killed king knew Laodice laughed leave live looked megaron Menelaus Mother Mount Ida murmured Mycenae Neoptolemus never night Odysseus palace Paris Paris's Patroclus Perhaps Polyxena Priam pulled queen rushed seemed ships shook shoulders side smiled snake soldiers someone sound Sparta speak spoke stared stone stood stopped suddenly tell things thought told took Troilus Trojans Troy turned voice waiting walked walls warrior whispered wind wine wish woman women words Zeus.

Helen of Troy Margaret George Penguin , 3 aug.