Kleos Aphthiton: eternal glory, the heroic ideal of ancient Greece. In 499 B.C., the Greeks still live scattered in small communities. Raised on the Iliad and the Odyssey, whose every verse he knows by heart, young Philokles dreams of accomplishing feats like his hero Achilles. So when pirates plunder his island in the Cyclades, this destitute fisherman sets out in pursuit, determined to force fate's hand... From misadventures to chance encounters, his heroism will meet with challenges at every turn.