The Trojan War
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The Judgment of Paris
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Eris’s fury against Peleus and Thetis
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a golden apple marked "for the fairest" among the guests.
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Three goddesses’ desire for the apple – Hera, Aphrodite, Athena
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Paris was bribed by three goddesses but gave the apple to Aphrodite who
promised him with “the most beautiful woman in the world”
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The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships – Helen
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Helen, half-mortal daughter of Zeus, was married to Menelaus.
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A promise given by Helen’s father before the decision on future husband is
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Helen’s elope with Paris
Menelaus summoned the princes who had promised to protect Helen, and
they agreed to help him attack Troy.
 Two warriors who did not promise to join the army at the beginning –
Achilles and Odysseus
 Odysseus pretended he had gone mad, but he failed.
 Achilles was kept back by his mother and He wore woman’s
clothes and hide among the maidens.
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Gods’ involvement
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In Greek side: Hera, Poseidon, and Athena favors the Greeks
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In Trojan side: Apollo, Aphrodite, and Ares side with the Trojans
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Zeus essentially strafing the middle.
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Greek heroes during the Trojan War
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Menelaus – husband of Helen
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Agamemnon
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Achilles – son of goddess Thetis and Peleus
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Achilles’s foot – his sole weakness
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Odysseus
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 King of the island Ithaca
 Is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness
Ajax and Diomedes (minor heroes)
Patroclus – good friend of Achillles
Trojan heroes during the Trojan War
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Paris
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Hector
 The eldest son of Priam and Hecuba
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brother of Paris, the greatest Trojan hero
Important incidents during the Trojan War
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Andromache’s appeal to Hector before he went to fight with Achillles
 "You, Hector, are father and mother and brother to me, as well as my
beloved husband. Have pity on me now; stay here in the city, and do
not make your boy an orphan and your wife a widow." [Andromache to
Hector 1. Homer, Iliad 6.430]
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Hector’s death and King Priam’s plea to Achilles
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Achilles’s death
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The invention of The wooden horse
 The horse is a gift that Greek gave to Troy. Trojans believed that the
horse is for Greeks’ back down of the war