standing lions

At 17, Diomedes is suddenly faced with kingship in his endangered country and embroiled court. His older friend and mentor Hipponax tells the story. "Preclassical Greece is the setting, and all the details of daily life-- battle plans, the equipment and training of a warrior, clothes, food, religious life, political affairs-- form a background for this moving story of a boy's growth as a leader." Storytelling at its best!