书名：The Fate of Achilles / 阿喀琉斯的命运
定价：140.0
ISBN：9781606060858
作者：Bimba Landmann
版次：1
出版时间：2011-01

内容提要：

题 目：The Fate of Achilles / 阿喀琉斯的命运

作 者：Bimba Landmann

出 版：J. Paul Getty Museum，2011

装 帧：精装，32页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：21.9*30.8 cm

When Achilles was born, the Fates—the three female deities who shaped people’s lives—announced that his destiny would be tied to that of Troy. Son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, the fiercest warriors in all of Greece, Achilles was raised by the centaur Chiron, who taught the boy fighting skills and imbued him with a strong sense of honor. 

When asked to help avenge the Greeks against the Trojans, who had kidnapped the Greek princess Helen, Achilles answers the call, even though his mother warns him that battling the Trojans will bring him eternal glory but will cost him his life. Fighting alongside the troops of King Agamemnon, Achilles’s sense of honor and capacity for empathy are both tested. Achilles goes on to meet his fate against the Trojans but, in the end, who really decided his fate? Was it the go

ds, or was it Achilles himself? This epic tale is enlivened by bold and beautiful illustra

tions reminiscent of ancient Greek art. Ages nine to twelve.

阿喀琉斯出生时，命运三女神——这三位塑造人类生命的女性神祇——宣告他的命运将与特洛伊紧密相连。阿喀琉斯是海洋女神忒提斯和密尔弥冬人之王珀琉斯的儿子，密尔弥冬人是全希腊最勇猛的战士。他由半人马喀戎抚养长大，喀戎传授给这个男孩战斗技巧，并向他灌输了强烈的荣誉感。

当被要求帮助希腊人向劫持了希腊公主海伦的特洛伊人复仇时，阿喀琉斯响应了号召，尽管他的母亲警告他，与特洛伊人作战会为他带来永恒的荣耀，但也会让他付出生命的代价。与阿伽门农国王的军队并肩作战时，阿喀琉斯的荣誉感和共情能力都受到了考验。阿喀琉斯最终在与特洛伊人的对抗中迎来了自己的命运，但归根结底，究竟是谁决定了他的命运？是众神，还是阿喀琉斯自己？这部史诗故事因大胆而优美的插图而更显生动，这些插图让人联想到古希腊艺术。适合9至12岁儿童阅读。