Should boys try to be heroes? A new translation of Homer's epic about the Trojan War emphasises how male notions of honour can lead to terrible destruction and suffering.
Ulysses reveals truth about men says author
Wonderous wanderings: After the fall of Troy, Odysseus took 10 years to find his way home. Glossary
Troy - An ancient city in modern-day Turkey. It is the subject of Homer's epic poem The Iliad. After a ten-year siege, the hero Odysseus finally took the city by hiding a group of Greek soldiers in a vast wooden horse, which the Trojans wheeled into their city. This is the origin of the expression "Trojan horse".
Ulysses - A legendary Greek king of Ithaca. Also known as Odysseus.
Virility - Manliness. Also used to refer to fertility in men.
Kaiser Wilhelm - Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor. His abdication in November 1918 marked the end of the German Empire.
Ground Zero - The exact place at which an explosion occurs. Often used to refer to The World Trade Center site in New York, which was destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
9/11 - A series of terrorist attacks that took place in the USA on 11 September 2001. It is known as 9/11 as Americans write the month first, and then the date. The attacks killed 2,996 people. Many of them died when two planes were hijacked and hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, causing them to collapse.