Notes on the historical background of the stories in the collection, by Benedict Flynn. Compact discs. Read by Benjamin Soames.
Contents:
The tale of Troy. CD 1. The marriage of Peleus and Thetis -- The judgement of Paris -- Helen of Sparta -- Helen and Paris flee -- Greece rises in revenge -- The gathering at Aulis -- Troy besieged -- The early years of the war (79:11). The tale of Troy. CD 2. Pestilence in the camp -- The wrath of Achilles -- To battle! -- The death of Patroclus -- Achilles the invincible -- The death of Hector -- The sack of Troy -- The Trojan Horse (78:50). The adventures of Odysseus. CD 1. The fall of Troy and the Greek Homecoming -- Years later-Odysseus is shipwrecked -- The Lotus Eaters -- Polyphemus, the Cyclops -- Odysseus begins to plan -- Aolia and the Bag of Winds -- The Laestrygonians -- Circe -- The Underworld (73:41). The adventures of Odysseus. CD 2. The Sirens -- Scylla and Charybdis -- Thrinakia -- Calypso -- Meanwhile, back in Ithaca -- Zeus, on Mount Olympus -- How Odysseus returns to Ithaca -- Telemachus prepares at the Palace -- The beggar stood up (72:15).
Summary:
The tale of Troy describes the beginning and end of the Trojan War. The adventures of Odysseus is the story of what happened after the Trojan War when Odysseus, the most cunning of all the Greek heroes, left Troy and made his way back home to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus.
Series:
Junior classics Classic literature with classical music
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