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Before the Trojan War, a strong wind prevented the Mycenaean army from sailing with their ships. This begins a tense waiting period that will reveal the souls of the gods and heroes burning with their lust for power and revenge.

Is it really the way to calm the wind by sacrificing Agamemnon's daughter Iphigeneia? So, in this case, what will the Mycenaeans, who are torn between the justice of Zeus and the compassion of Artemis and hold the fate of two people in their hands, do?

Kings who intend to go to war always need a story, and bards always tell these stories in the songs of kings; However, the songs do not always express heroism, but sometimes they express an ugly passion such as sacrificing an innocent person to start a bloody war. Just like in the Trojan War...

Barry Unsworth, in "Songs of the Kings", helps us look at the Trojan War from a different perspective and, by making ironic references to today, asks the reader: It has always been the scene of power struggles. In another world, do you think Helena was the cause of the Trojan War?



Number of Pages: 350

Print Year: 2004


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Literature Publishing

First Edition Year: 2004