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The Iliad is a story at the heart of western culture, a sprawling epic filled with goddesses, magic, and epic battles which asks crucial questions about fate, free will, and (of course!) the power of love.
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We begin with a Titan chained to a rock at the top of the world; we begin with a wedding between the families of gods and humans that brings the entire world into harmony...at least until the golden apple arrives.
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What do you desire most: power, wisdom, or love? That's the question this story asks of us, even as it raises the possibility that we might have less of a choice than we realize.ts That
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When a statue of Athena falls out of the sky, what do you do next? Found a city, of course, and if a sea-dragon, a wandering prince, and a pair of disgruntled gods come knocking at your gate they will only add to the many stories of this city of all cities known as Troy.
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A goddess descends to the underworld, and a Trojan prince is blown by a storm across the sea...but who is that smashing glasses in the palace, and laughing madly in the firelight?
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