Trojan war

The Trojan War By Noah Karliner

By Malachi Roldan
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis

    Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis
    Eris, the Goddess of Discord, was the only god uninvited. She threw a golden apple into the wedding that said "For the Fairest".Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera all wanted the apple, but Zeus would not choose between them.
  • Jan 2, 1000

    Judgment of Paris

    Judgment of Paris
    It was a competition between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos, Aphrodite, Hera and Athena. The prize was a golden apple inscribed "To the Fairest".
  • Jan 3, 1000

    Paris goes to visit King Menelaus in Sparta

    Paris visited King Menelaus, husband of Helen, in Sparta. Menelaus treated Paris as a royal guest, but when Menelaus left Sparta, Paris abducted Helen (who went willingly) and she also took a lot of Menelaus wealth with her.
  • Jan 5, 1000

    Menelaus finds out that Helen is gone

    Menelaus sent the troy army to find her and bring her back.
  • Jan 7, 1000

    Trojan war begins

    Trojan war begins
    Menelaus and Agamemnon create an army of men, including the Greek heroes Achilles, Odysseus, Nestor and Ajax, and set sail under Agamemnon's lead to find Paris and get Helen back. They reach Troy and try to overtake the city, and the Trojan War begins.
  • Jan 8, 1000

    Chryseis as war prize

    During an attack on Troy, the Greek army captured two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis, and gave them to Agamemnon and Achilles as war prizes.
  • Jan 9, 1000

    Chrysei's Father Prays to Apollo

    Chrysei's Father Prays to Apollo
    Chryseis' father prayed to Apollo for help in rescuing his daughter. Apollo helped him and sent a horrible plague on the Greeks. Eventually Achilles discovered the cause of the pestilence and forced Agamemnon to let Chryseis go. Agamemnon agreed but he wanted to keep Briseis as compensation for his compliance.
  • Jan 10, 1000

    Achilles leaves the Greeks.

    After Agamemnon stole his women, Briseis, Achilles left the Greeks.
  • Jan 16, 1000

    The Trojans bring the horse in the city

    The Trojans bring the horse in the city
    The Trojans thought the horse was a peace gift from the Greeks.
  • Jan 17, 1000

    The Greeks come out of the horse at night

    The Greeks come out of the horse at night
    The Greeks come out of the horse by nightfall and destroy the city.
  • Jan 19, 1000

    Trojan war ended

    Trojan war ended
    Greek win and destroyed troy's army, the war is over.