The Iliad

Retold from the Homer original by Kathleen Olmstead

Illustrated by Eric Freeberg

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ISBN 978-1-4549-0896-8

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Olmstead, Kathleen.

The Iliad / retold by Kathleen Olmstead ; illustrations by Eric Freeberg.

   pages cm. — (Classic starts)

ISBN 978-1-4549-0612-4

1. Achilles (Greek mythology)—Juvenile literature. 2. Trojan War—Juvenile literature. I. Freeberg, Eric, illustrator. II. Homer. Iliad. III. Title.

BL820.A22O46 2014

808.8’0351—dc23

2013026604

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CONTENTS

Prologue

CHAPTER 1 :

Achilles

CHAPTER 2 :

Achilles Weeps

CHAPTER 3 :

Thetis Pleads for Her Son

CHAPTER 4 :

Paris and Menelaus Duel

CHAPTER 5 :

The Battle Begins Again

CHAPTER 6 :

Hector Returns to Troy

CHAPTER 7 :

The Scales of Fate

CHAPTER 8 :

Hera and Athena Make a Plan

CHAPTER 9 :

A Plea to Achilles

CHAPTER 10 :

Spies in the Night

CHAPTER 11 :

The Battle Rages On

CHAPTER 12 :

Poseidon Joins the Battle

CHAPTER 13 :

Hector Is Injured in Battle

CHAPTER 14 :

Patroclus Puts on the Armor

CHAPTER 15 :

Achilles Learns the Truth

CHAPTER 16 :

A New Day, a New Battle

CHAPTER 17 :

Achilles and Hector Meet

CHAPTER 18 :

The Funeral Games

What Do You Think?

A Note to Parents and Educators

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