The Trojan War

Eris and the Gold Apple

May 30, 1000

Eris (a goddess) is not invited to a party. To get revenge at a wedding that she is not invited to she rolls in a gold apple that says for the fairest

The Judgement of Paris

May 30, 1000

Paris is selected to judge who should get the apple. He is to judge between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. All three of those goddesses bribe him, but in the end Paris chooses Aphrodite. She told him that she would give him the fairest women in the world.

Paris and Helen

May 30, 1000

Aphrodite takes Paris to Helen who is the fairest women. Helen is married to Menelaus. Paris stays as a guest. Paris takes Helen to Troy with him.

The Trojan War

Sep 12, 1000

All the Greece armies are gathered to try to find Helen. Everyone wants to go except Odyseuss and Achilles but they are both forced to go.

the Greeks land

Nov 28, 1000

The Greeks land on the shoresof Troy in 1000 ships.

The Trojan War

Nov 28, 1009

The war wavers from side to side. The Greeks take Chreyseis, one of the Trojans daughters'. The war turns in favor of the Trojans until the Greeks eventually give her back.

A Plan by Zeus

Dec 1, 1009

The mother of Achilles asks Zeus to have war end beause the war has now reached Olympus. Zeus decides to assist the Trojans by tricking the Greeks. Zeus has Trojans attacked while Achilles is in tent because he is angry at Agamemnon.

More Battles

Dec 18, 1009

The two amies decide that a battle should be fought between the two main people involved in this battle. This is Paris and Melaenus. Paris almost dies during the battle but Aphrodite saves him. Meanwhile after this Athena wants Troy to be destroyed so she has someone shoot an arrow and another battle ensues.

The BAttle of Ares

Dec 26, 1009

As the battle progresses, so does the fury between the gods. Ares end up fighting. In the end Ares ends up getting hurt. The Trojans now start to fall back. But then regain their position as being almost victorious.

Hera wants Greeks to Win

Jan 2, 1010

Hera got angry at Zeus when she heard about his plan. The Greeks wre now falling back again. Hera tried to distract Zeus so that he wouldn't assist the Trojans any longer. Her plan worked. But, when Zeus was undistracted again he got angry at Hera and had the Trojans drive the Greeks back to their ships where the Trojans began burning ships.

Achilles and the War

Jan 2, 1010

Achilles realized that he needed to do something. He gave his armor to Patroclus. Patroclus then led the Greek army back out to fight the Trojans but he (Patroclus) was killed by Hecotr while fighting. Hector took Achilles armor adn the Trojans began to once again become victorious.

Achilles wants Revenge

Jan 12, 1010

Achilles then wanted revenge on Hector for killing Patroclus. The Gods knwe that during this Achilles and Hector would both die when battling. Achilles attacked Hector and killed him with the assistence of Athena. After the battle, the king of Troy, Hectors' father wanted Hectors body back. Achilles felt bad for the king and gave back the body. /the fighting also ended for a nine day period to mourn Hector's death.

The Fall of Troy

Jan 21, 1010

After the period of nine days the Greeks and Trojans again went to battle. In battle Achilles also dies by Paris shooting him with an arrow. Odyseuss soon after got the arms that belonged to Achilles. Theis was a disgrace to Ajax who was also in the run for getting the arms. i

A Capture of Helenus

Jan 26, 1010

A Trojan named Helenus was soon captured because he could tell the Greeks how to defeat the Trojans.

A Sign for the Defeat of the Trojans

Jan 29, 1010

The Trojans then decided to steal an image of Athena from the Trojans. Odysseus then constructed a large horse that was hollow and could fit many men inside. The horse was similar to the image that they had stolen from the Trojans. The Greeks had Chieftans hide in the horse.

The Not real Defeat

Feb 14, 1010

The Greeks then all left on their ships to a nearby island pretending that they were finished and admitting defeat. Only the Chieftans in the wooden horse and one other man stayed behind. The night before, the Greeks had left the wooden horse in front of the city of Troy. The Trojans were surprised but took the horse into their city. They also found a man who told a story that the Greeks had left and had left the wooden horse for the Trojans. The Trojans believed all of this.

What some Trojans Thought

Feb 14, 1010

Some Trojans however thought that the horse should be burned and that the Greeks were tricking the Trojan people. The people who thought this either got killed by some serpents or were ignored.

The Attack of Troy

Feb 15, 1010

That night the wooden horse opened and the Greek Chieftens snuck out. They set fire to the city of Troy and opened the gates where the Greek army stood waiting. They then started killing all the men of Troy. All the women, childen, and the king were hiding in a palace. The Greeks destroyed this palace. The Trojans tried to fight but it was to late. The Trojans had nothing and most of the people had been killed by the Greeks.

The Trojans Admit Defeat

Feb 15, 1010

The next day the Trojans admitted defeat. The only people left were the women. The children had been taken from them. Some children wre thrown over a wall as a price to pay. The women were then taken away to Greece.