![]() ![]() ![]() As the war continues, Odysseus realises that sheer numbers will never overwhelm Tory, if he is ever to return home, then he must use cunning and guile to bring about its downfall. The Armour of Achilles by Glyn Iliffe Paperback 17.99 Paperback 17.99 eBook 9. It covers most of the events described in Homers Iliad, and ends with the prophecy that the Greeks will need the Arrows of Heracles to kill Prince Paris of Troy. Eperitus is tormented by his own oath: sworn to protect the very man who murdered his daughter. The Armour of Achilles is the third of six books written by Iliffe on the life of Odysseus. But while Agammenon is still determined to revenge himself upon Troy for the theft of Helen by Paris, then Odysseus is held by the oath that he himself created. Tired and bitter about the war, Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of Ithaca. The Greeks, with Achilles at their head, have inflicted numerous defeats on the Trojans, but Troy itself. Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. The Armour of Achilles - Glyn Iliffe - Google Books. But even this cannot draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. ![]() When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by a disillusioned army wanting to return home he changes his tactics by ordering a series of attacks on the allies of Troy, thus depriving the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. The Greeks, with Achilles at their head, have inflicted numerous defeats on the Trojans, but Troy itself still stands. ![]()
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