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Amazons, Achilles, and a wooden horse: the struggle for Troy moves toward its final destruction.
The Fall of Troy by Quintus Smyrnaeus continues the epic story of Homer. Its world is one of myth and war, with Amazons and Achilles among its central figures. Troy stands at the heart of a story whose very title announces what is at stake.
This epic poem brings together the Amazons, Achilles, the Wooden Horse, and the final destruction of Troy. Read it for the sweep of a legendary conflict, or follow the named figures and scenes that give this continuation of Homer its shape.
What you’ll discover
- Beyond Homer's epic Follow the story onward with Quintus Smyrnaeus as your guide to Troy.
- The Amazons at Troy Meet the Amazons within an epic shaped by myth and conflict.
- Achilles in the story Encounter Achilles among the central figures of this continuation of Homer.
- The Wooden Horse Reach the Wooden Horse within the larger story of Troy's destruction.
- A city at stake Read an epic whose focus is the fall of Troy itself.
Who will love it
Readers who love Homer and want more of his world, fans of myth and heroic battle, and anyone curious how the Trojan War runs from Hector's funeral to the city's last night.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A warrior queen arrives to save Troy
- The son of the Dawn comes to fight
- A god's arrow strikes down Achilles
- Funeral games honor the fallen champion
- The armor contest ends in madness
- The grandson of Hercules and the boy from Scyros
- Zeus covers Troy and a hero is rescued from exile
- Fate rules everyone, even the gods
- How the poet tells it
Who’s who
- AchillesThe greatest Greek warrior, whose anger has crushed Troy's champions, and who is still driven to fight although a god opposes him.
- PenthesileiaQueen of the Amazons, who comes to Troy to wash away the guilt of her sister's death and win glory against Achilles.
- MemnonKing of the Ethiopians and son of the goddess Dawn, summoned by Priam to save Troy and eager to prove himself in battle.
- AiasThe huge, loyal Greek fighter who guards Achilles' body and expects Achilles' armor as his reward.
- OdysseusThe clever king of Ithaca, who wants the armor of Achilles and brings new champions to the Greek cause.
- NeoptolemusAchilles' young son from Scyros, who leaves his grieving mother to fight in his father's armor and avenge him.
- PriamThe old king of Troy, who has lost many sons and welcomes any ally who might save his city.
- PhiloctetesThe great archer, left wounded and alone on Lemnos, whose bow the Greeks need to take Troy.
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Der Fall Trojas
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Amazon queen Penthesileia rides into Troy, and only Achilles stands between her and the Greek ships.
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The Fall of Troy is a Greek epic in fourteen books by Quintus Smyrnaeus. It takes up the story exactly where Homer's Iliad stops, at the funeral of Hector, and carries it forward through the closing events of the war's tenth year.
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A warrior queen arrives to save Troy
Book one opens just after Hector's funeral. The Trojans cower inside Priam's city, as cattle hide in thickets from a lion, afraid of the strength of Achilles. They remember every man he killed beside the river Scamander and under the walls. Grief hangs over the town like a dark-winged bird, and nobody dares to meet him in the field.
Then help comes from far away. Penthesileia, queen of the Amazons, leaves the river Thermodon with twelve companions, each of them a princess. She is running from shame as much as marching to war. She killed her own sister Hippolyte by mistake, aiming at a stag, and the Furies now follow her unseen. She hopes a great deed in battle will wash the guilt away.
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What is The Fall of Troy about?
It tells what happens after the Iliad ends. Starting from Hector's funeral, it follows the arrival of new allies, the death of Achilles, the quarrel over his armor, and the events that lead to the end of Troy.
Who is Quintus Smyrnaeus?
He is a Greek poet who lived in the Roman era, probably some centuries after Homer. His name points to Smyrna, and in this poem he says that he tended sheep near that city as a young man.
Do I need to read the Iliad first?
No. The poem introduces its characters and their lineage as they appear, and it explains who is who with each new battle. Knowing Homer adds echoes, but the story stands on its own.
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