Teacher Guide

The Song of Achilles Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

Students interested in learning more about the characters and world of The Song of Achilles should seek out The Iliad and The Odyssey, both by Homer.

Students interested in retellings of Greek myths by contemporary writers should seek out The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, Circe by Madeline Miller, Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin, or Autobiography of Red by Ann Carson.

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