In the tenth year of the war, Achilles was killed by Paris’s arrow that was guided by Apollo. Odysseus and Ajax had a fight over who should get the armor of Achilles. Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles, and Ajax went mad in despair at losing the prize. He killed flocks of ...
Trojan War- (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the gr...
During the truce, the Greeks, fearful for the safety of their ships; erected a mighty breastwork around the fleet and to these fortifications they were driven by the next rush of the Trojans. Without Achilles, who was still sulking in his tent because of his quarrel with Agamemnon, it see...
operation, with the exception of Achilles (see Peleus – Thetis – Achilles) 32 and Odysseus. Odysseus, kin of Ithaca, tried to avoid being enlisted 33 by pretending to be insane: he dressed in the garments of a villager and 34 set out for the fields, which he began to plough the ...
Arthur Koestler and his wife were killed by Mossad shortly after releasing this book. As expected, The Thirteenth Tribe caused a stir when published in 1976, since it demolishes ancient racial and ethnic dogmas. At the height of the controversy in 1983, the lifeless bodies of Arthur Koestler ...
EDITORIAL REVIEW:A daring rescue sends Dirk Pitt on an adventure that will determine the future of the planet ...When a hurricane unexpectedly blows up off the coast of Nicaragua, a giant floating hotel lies in its path. With no escape for the helpless passengers and crew, it´s left to...