Monday, March 29, 2010

Homer meets Hollywood: Troy 2

Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is the source of inspiration for the movie, Troy, in which well known actors and actresses take the roles of the famous Greek and Trojan heroes and characters of the saga of the Trojan War.











Priam (Peter O'Toole) and Paris (Orlando Bloom) considering the sword of Troy.




The Greek ships land on the Trojan shore.





Sean Bean as Odysseus, who thinks of the scheme of the Trojan Horse.






The Trojan Horse enters the city of Troy, once the Greeks seem to have left the shores of the kingdom.

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