The Black Ships of Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff is a book based on The Iliad and tells a tale of the Trojan and Greeks, two war-torn enemies who are fighting because of a golden apple of beauty and a beautiful woman named Helen. There are many characters in Black Ships, mainly because they all play a significant role in the plot. Of these characters, the one that stands out to me is Odysseus, a quick-witted Greek war hero who manipulated many to achieve his goals. Odysseus has many meritorious traits, and they all aid him in achieving his goals and winning the war. Some of the most noted of these traits is his amicable and upbeat nature and his ruthlessness towards his enemies. Odysseus went with king Menelaus to Troy to take
The Black Ships of Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff is a book based on The Iliad and tells a tale of the Trojan and Greeks, two war-torn enemies who are fighting because of a golden apple of beauty and a beautiful woman named Helen. There are many characters in Black Ships, mainly because they all play a significant role in the plot. Of these characters, the one that stands out to me is Odysseus, a quick-witted Greek war hero who manipulated many to achieve his goals. Odysseus has many meritorious traits, and they all aid him in achieving his goals and winning the war. Some of the most noted of these traits is his amicable and upbeat nature and his ruthlessness towards his enemies. Odysseus went with king Menelaus to Troy to take