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another Indian film in Hindi by Sultan. It follows the story of Hercules' son and his fight with a dragon. [3] Tarzan Aur Hercules: 1964 Indian Hindi-language action film by Mahmood, featuring a character based on Hercules who helps Tarzan win a princess. [4] [2] Sheba and Hercules: 1967 Indian Hindi-language action film by B. S. Chowdhary.
Pages in category "Films based on the Iliad" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
The film is based on the theatrical play Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides. Helen of Troy: 1956: 1200–1150 BC: Set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, largely based on the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey by Homer. Helen of Troy: 2003: 1200–1150 BC: TV miniseries set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, loosely based on the epic poem ...
Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, by Federico Barocci (1598). Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy Map of Aeneas' fictional journey. The Aeneid (/ ɪ ˈ n iː ɪ d / ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenēĭs [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff.Produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain's Shepperton Studios, the film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Saffron Burrows and Orlando Bloom.
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), another warrior-king, famed for his cunning, who is the main character of another (roughly equally ancient) epic, the Odyssey. Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), beloved companion of Achilles. Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ), an old Achaean warrior, greatly trusted by Achilles, who acts as mediator between Achilles and Agamemnon.
The Odyssey (/ ˈ ɒ d ɪ s i /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. Like the Iliad, the Odyssey is divided into 24 books.
The Iliad and the Odyssey were likely written down in Homeric Greek, a literary mixture of Ionic Greek and other dialects, probably around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Homer's authorship was infrequently questioned in antiquity , but contemporary scholarship predominantly assumes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed ...