![]() It is a terrible, brutal war with casualties on all sides. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen, wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks, and nature takes its course. ![]() It is Zeus, the king of the gods, who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all. It is the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, which sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city, to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. 'An amiable meander through the myth of Troy' TIMES Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER 'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy. ![]() Discover the most legendary story ever told in the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller TROY, Stephen Fry's most epic book yet ![]()
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