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The Rape of Helen of Colluthus in 394 lines is a pleasant account of the Judgement of Paris and Helen’s elopement with him; Tryphiodorus (papyri reveal the correct spelling to be Triphiodorus) deals with The Taking of Troy in 691 lines, beginning with the Wooden Horse and ending with the sacrifice of Polyxena.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49754615841041,"sku":"NGR9780674992412","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52329074917649,"sku":"GOR014506039","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0674992415.jpg?v=1750784191"},{"product_id":"oppian-s-halieuticks-of-the-nature-of-fishes-and-fishing-of-the-ancients-in-v-bo-book-oppian-9781140746867","title":"Oppian's Halieuticks of the Nature of Fishes and Fishing of the Ancients in V. Books. 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