Project Gutenberg 2020-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 133 Becker, Karl Friedrich 1777 1806 Becker, Carl Friedrich Upton, George P. (George Putnam) 1834 1919 Upton, George Putnam 12022549 Achilles Life Stories for Young People Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Achilles" by Karl Friedrich Becker is a historical retelling written in the early 20th century. This adapted version closely follows the narrative of Homer's "Iliad," focusing on the events surrounding the legendary figure Achilles during the Trojan War. The story explores the complex relationships between key characters, particularly the tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon, as well as the impact of divine intervention in human affairs. At the start of the work, we are introduced to the backdrop of the Trojan War and the causes that led to the great conflict. The narrative discusses the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles over a captured woman, Chryseïs, which escalates tensions within the Greek camp. Achilles, feeling disrespected and dishonored, withdraws from battle, prompting dire consequences for the Greek forces as they face a resurgence from the Trojans. The opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of themes such as honor, pride, and the wrath of both mortals and gods, laying the groundwork for the epic struggles to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Achilles (Mythological character) -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 259383 2025-07-25T03:41:29.436159 text/html 237641 2024-10-18T04:02:47 text/html 721246 2025-07-25T03:41:35.608112 application/epub+zip 728737 2025-07-25T03:41:31.633148 application/epub+zip 170962 2025-07-25T03:41:30.447161 application/epub+zip 804497 2025-07-25T03:41:38.451159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771652 2025-07-25T03:41:34.641122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227024 2022-09-28T07:08:20.080796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228567 2025-07-25T03:41:28.896153 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208724 2024-10-18T04:02:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17255 2025-07-25T03:41:38.606095 application/rdf+xml 15150 2025-07-25T03:41:30.550118 image/jpeg 2228 2025-07-25T03:41:30.498122 image/jpeg 667757 2025-07-25T03:41:29.478121 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia