For ten years, the battle raged. Thousands of ancient Greece's best warriors battled their enemies, the Trojans, in a desperate attempt to win back King Meneleus's beautiful wife, Helen. After a decade of fighting and thousands dead, the Greek forces suddenly fell back. Cautiously the Trojans ventured out of the city walls, where they discovered a giant wooden horse and a messenger. Should they accept this peace offering? Or is the gift horse too good to be true?
Presents a graphic adaptation of the legend of the Trojan horse.
This script tells a story about a war that took place long ago between the Greeks and the Trojans.
The book is well tailored to younger readers with careful explanations and short sentences; a pronunciation guide is appended. Drawings portray the story's main events. A nice supplement to units on ancient Greece or mythology."--Booklist.
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In graphic novel format, tells how Greek goddesses began the Trojan War, and how it was ended by the Greeks with an ingenious plan.
An illustrated retelling of the ancient story follows the experiences of soldiers who believe they have won the Trojan War upon accepting the "gift" of a giant wooden horse only to discover it is filled with attacking Greek soldiers.
A retelling of how the Greeks used a wooden horse to win the ten-year-long Trojan War.
A retelling of the story from the Iliad which tells how the Greeks overcame the Trojans by entering the city inside a wooden horse.
One that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale. Read how The Spartans became the strongest warriors in history.
Greek Day at Marcy G. Middleton Middle School has been a herculean success, and only the final sixth-grade performance of the Trojan War remains.