![]() ![]() 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. Eperitus is tormented by his own oath: sworn to protect the very man who murdered his daughter. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny. 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. A complete list of all Glyn Iliffes books & series in order (9 books) (1 series). The Greeks, with Achilles at their head, have inflicted numerous defeats on the Trojans, but Troy itself still stands. Ever since then, even though I was driven to what I did by the. Tired and bitter about the war, Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of Ithaca. Ajax lost his mind and killed himself, just as the gods had known he would. Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. 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 Armour of Achilles was a fantastic read and left us hungry for more, and The Oracles of Troy delivers plenty more. The Greeks, with Achilles at their head, have inflicted numerous defeats on the Trojans, but Troy itself still stands. ![]()
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