“Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.”

We're here. The culmination of a dozen episodes and twice as many stories has led to this. Achilles. Helen. Agamemnon. Menelaus. Hector. Odysseus. There's a reason these names are still with us after thousands of years. This is the story of the Trojan War.

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The Trojan War episodes

The episodes so far:

Pelops and the curse of the house of Atreus (Agamemnon and Menelaus): 59-The Violence of Our Ancestors

The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus, the parents of Achilles: 93B-Love and War

The lives of Odysseus and Penelope: 153-The Angry One

Paris, the contest, the marriage and abduction of Helen: 132A-The Wars to Come and 132B-Some Foolish Thing

The life and loves of Achilles: 145-The Age of Heroes

The gathering at Aulis and the death of Iphigenia: 158-Fate Proceeds

Extra credit:

The twilight years of Theseus: 124-The Fall

The story of the Argonauts (Peleus and Nestor): Starts at 46A-Some Assembly Required