Troy

Name: Troy
Released: 2004

Wolfgang Petersen, director · 2004

The Iliad becomes a grounded historical epic, with Achilles and Odysseus acting in a world stripped of visible gods.

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Title: Troy
Creator: Wolfgang Petersen, director
Date: 2004
Holding source: British Film Institute
Medium: Film
Mythic links: Achilles, Odysseus, Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares

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The Iliad becomes a grounded historical epic, with Achilles and Odysseus acting in a world stripped of visible gods. MythBranch includes this work as evidence of later reception: it shows how a mythic figure or episode was selected, reshaped and transmitted for a new audience.

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