Sophia Chrysanthis is initially dazzled when the celebrated German
archaeologist, Herr Obermann, comes in search of a Greek bride who can read
the works of Homer and assist in his excavations of the city he believes is
Ancient Troy. But Obermann's past turns out to be full of skeletons and
when a young American arrives to question the archeologist's methods and
dies of a mysterious fever, Sophia wonders just how far he will go to
protect his vision of Troy. Soon a second, British archeologist arrives,
only to fall in love with Sophia, and as their relationship begins to
parallel their Ancient Greek counterparts events move towards a gripping
and terrible conclusion.