Free Podcast - The Fall of Troy

The Fall of Troy - by Quintus of Smyrna

A reading of the Epic Poem The Fall of Troy by Quintus of Smyrna. Hear of the death of Penthesileia, Queen of the Amazons at the hands of Achilles and the death of the son of the Dawn, Memnon. Find out how Achilles died; how Ajax went mad; hear the battle between the grandson of the mighty Hercules and the son of Achilles. This poem details the story of the building of the Trojan Horse and the sacking of Troy. Often overlooked in comparision to the Iliad and the Odyssey this classic stands on its own. Enjoy it here for the first time, the way such epics where meant to be presented - aloud.