The Story of Achilles | A Total War Saga: Troy (Mythos DLC)
Channel: Tem
Date: 2022-07-08

What is the story of Achilles? Well, it didn't exactly go like this - Total War's Troy instalment flips the myth on its head in a number of ways, and we explore this and how the game relates to the story of Achilles and those who fought at Troy. 

Listen to this video as a podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/57iPuvXDYf933HK30pjxWa

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:36 Book 1: Phythia
14:31 Book 2: The Achaean Host
18:09 Book 3: The Island of Skyros
27:02 Book 4: Invasion
35:21 Book 5: Redemption
43:03 Book 6: Island Hopping
50:01 Book 7: The Grind
59:28 Book 8: Counterattacks
1:07:53 Book 9: The March to Troy
1:12:25 Book 10: Troy
1:22:20 Epilogue

A Total War Saga: Troy playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGiCWTk2Nxo&list=PLhJPnCzu0gTBRDyEv0nc_RkIECDOKb3wV

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Radious Mod links:
Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2593467734&searchtext=
Epic Games: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/mods/a-total-war-saga-troy--42ec1e5472664beeb43a3e3f3e65d1b9

Media I learnt from or consumed that influenced this video: 
Mythos by Stephen Fry: https://www.waterstones.com/book/mythos/stephen-fry/9781405934138
Heroes by Stephen Fry: https://www.waterstones.com/book/heroes/stephen-fry/9781405940368
Troy by Stephen Fry:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/troy/stephen-fry/9781405944465
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-song-of-achilles/madeline-miller/9781408891384
Circe by Madeline Miller: https://www.waterstones.com/book/circe/madeline-miller/9781408890042
The Odyssey by Homer (1900 translation by Samuel Butler): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-odyssey-homer/1123741766
Troy (2004): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332452/
Jason and the Argonauts (1963): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057197/

Music and art from:
A Total War Saga Troy OST and Wiki (official images created by Creative Assembly)
Hades OST and Wiki (official images created by Supergiant Games)

Channels that inspired me to make this video:
Noah Caldwell-Gervais: https://www.youtube.com/user/broadcaststsatic
2kliksphilip: https://www.youtube.com/c/2kliksphilip
Mandelore: https://www.youtube.com/c/MandaloreGaming
Writing On Games: https://www.youtube.com/c/WritingOnGames
Joseph Anderson: https://www.youtube.com/c/JosephAndersonChannel
NeverKnowsBest: https://www.youtube.com/c/NeverKnowsBest