DO NOW

You’re already doing your do now, and you
didn’t even know it.
ERIS AND THE APPLE OF DISCORD
•Be ready to take notes…
use your characteristics of
myth chart to do so
*Be very thoughtful about the decisions you make!!
(this will make sense in a moment)
The Trojan War: fought over an apple?
THE ORIGINAL SNUB
Peleus and Thetis’ wedding - big party
 Everyone was invited, except…
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Eris (goddess of
discord and confusion)
 Snub?
 Discord?
ERIS’ REVENGE FOR THE SNUB
Golden Apple (a.k.a. Apple of Discord)
 “To the Fairest”
 Choice narrowed to three goddesses who
believe it should be theirs:
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 Hera
 Athena
 Aphrodite
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Naturally, the three women cannot agree and
remain fascinated by the apple and their own
vanity
ZEUS IS TOO WISE TO FALL FOR THAT!
Zeus is
charged with
making the
decision
 It’s a no-win
decision –
each will get
revenge if not
chosen

Hmm… how can
I get out of this?
ZEUS’ SOLUTION
Paris, a mere mortal but a looker himself, is
chosen by Zeus to decide
 At Paris’ birth, the prophecy was made that he
would cause Troy’s downfall, but this has
nothing to do with Troy… does it?
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BRIBERY OF THE GODDESSES
Hera offers power; she helps Paris think of
thrones, conquest, and all of Asia at his feet
 Athena offers wisdom; Paris would use such
wisdom in battle and be an impressive
strategist
 Aprhodite offers lust; Paris could have the most
beautiful woman in the world
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PARIS’ CHOICE
Paris made his choice with,
well… not his brain
 Paris chooses Aphrodite; he is
to be awarded Helen
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TWO PROBLEMS
Paris was already married to a nymph Oenone
 Helen was already married to Menelaus, king of
Sparta
 Paris ignored his wife’s warnings and set out
for Helen anyway, taking her back to Troy
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 Aphrodite
called upon her “partner in crime,” Eros
(Cupid), in order to make Helen fall in love with
Paris
THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED 1,000 SHIPS
Whether Helen went willingly or not, the Greeks
want their queen back
 Agememnon, brother of Menelaus, leads an
expedition to Troy
 He enlists all the former suitors of Helen who
had promised to protect her regardless of not
becoming her husband
 1,000 ships set sail to Troy for Helen’s return
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THE TROJAN WAR
What ensues is a ten-year Trojan War
 Many significant events and major players

Story of the war told in The Iliad
 Story of Odysseus’ return home told in The
Odyssey
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Odysseus ends up traveling to all these
different places thanks to various challenges
presented by the gods and goddesses.
Remember, he departs from Troy intending to
return to his home of Ithaca.
LONG STORY MADE SHORT
Ten years of war
 Ends with Trojan Horse leading to the sack of
Troy, an idea attributed to Odysseus
 Much destruction angers the gods, who prevent
many from returning home
 The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus’
challenging journey to get home
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A SECOND THOUGHT

Who really caused the Trojan War?
 Discussion
time!
A THIRD THOUGHT

Complete a storyboard for a commercial
created by one of the goddesses involved with
the Apple of Discord.
 Pick
one of the goddesses and storyboard a
commercial that includes why you should be
chosen as “the fairest.” Remember to use
information from the myth and
argumentative/persuasive techniques.
 Due
Friday, 2/8.