The Trojan War

  • Jan 1, 1000

    Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis

    King Pelius and Thetis were wed, but Eris, the only god uninvited. She threw a golden apple into the wedding. Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera wanted the apple, but Zeus rejected them all.
  • Jan 2, 1000

    Judgement of Paris

    Judgement of Paris
    Zeus was asked to mediate and he commanded Hermes to lead the three goddesses to Paris of Troy to decide the issue. The three goddesses appearing before the shepherd prince, each offering him gifts for favour. He chose Aphrodite, swayed by her promise to bestow upon him Helene, the most beautiful woman, for wife. The subsequent abduction of Helene led directly to the Trojan War and the fall of the city.
  • Jan 3, 1000

    Paris goes to visit King Menelaus of Sparta

    Paris goes to visit King Menelaus of Sparta
    Helen, the wife of the king, was the most beautiful women in the world.
  • Jan 4, 1000

    Paris steals Helen

    Paris steals Helen
    While King Menelaus was gone to Crete, Paris steals Helen and brings her back to Troy.
  • Jan 5, 1000

    Menelaus finds that Helen is gone

    Menelaus finds that Helen is gone
    He calls for the Greek army to go to Troy and bring her back.
  • Jan 6, 1000

    Trojan war begins

    Trojan war begins
  • Jan 7, 1000

    Trojan War Begins

    Trojan War Begins
  • Jan 8, 1000

    Fight over Chryseis

    Fight over Chryseis
    Chryseis is taken from her father and brought to the Greek Agamemnon.
  • Jan 9, 1000

    Chryseis' Father prays for Apollo

    Chryseis' Father prays for Apollo
    Apollo attacks the Greeks for Chryseis's father. Achilles tells Agamemnon to give back Chryseis.
  • Jan 10, 1000

    Agamemnon steals Achilles maiden as revenge

    Agamemnon steals Achilles maiden as revenge
  • Jan 10, 1000

    Achilles leaves the Greeks

    Achilles leaves the Greeks
    Achilles leaves the Greeks after his wife was taken from him.
  • Jan 11, 1000

    Gods begin to favor sides

    Gods begin to favor sides
    Favoring the trojans, Zeus sends a lying dream to Agamemnon telling him he'll win if he attacks.
  • Jan 12, 1000

    Menelaus fights Paris for revenge

    Menelaus fights Paris for revenge
    Although Paris lost, Aphrodite saves him.
  • Jan 13, 1000

    Ares fights in favor of the Trojan side

    Ares fights in favor of the Trojan side
    Hera and the Greek Diomedes work togethher to defeat him.
  • Jan 14, 1000

    The Trojan Hector starts the end of the Greeks

    The Trojan Hector starts the end of the Greeks
  • Jan 15, 1000

    Achilles' freind is killed by Hector

    Achilles' freind is killed by Hector
  • Jan 15, 1000

    Achilles fights to avenge his freind

    Achilles fights to avenge his freind
    Hector is killed by Achilles.
  • Jan 15, 1000

    Achilles drives the Trojans back into Troy

    Unfortunetly, Achilles dies in battle.
  • Jan 16, 1000

    The Trojan Horse

    The Trojan Horse
    Pretending to be a gift, Odysseus creates a huge wooden horse, waiting inside with other Greeks.
  • Jan 17, 1000

    The Trojans bring the horse into their city

    The Trojans bring the horse into their city
    It was going great according to Odysseus' plan to infiltrate the Greeeks.
  • Jan 18, 1000

    The Greeks come out of the horse when the time is right

    The Greeks come out of the horse when the time is right
    They come out of the horse at night opening the gates to let the rest of the Greeks come in.
  • Jan 19, 1000

    The Greek army destroys Troy

    The Greek army destroys Troy