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Jan 1, 1000
The Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis
Zeus intervenes in the life of Peleus and arranges the wedding of Peleus to Thetis, the lovely sea goddess. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 19, 1000
The Trojan War Timeline
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Jan 2, 1000
Judgement of Paris
One of the events that led up to the Trojan War and to the foundation of Rome. -
Jan 3, 1000
Paris goes to visit King Menelaus of Sparta
If declared the most beautiful goddess, Aphrodite promised to give Paris the most beautiful woman in the world—Helen. Aphrodite won the contest. -
Jan 4, 1000
Paris steals Helen
Paris went to Sparta and took Helen away with him to Troy. -
Jan 5, 1000
Menelaus finds that Helen is gone
Agamemnon raised an army of Greek warriors to retrieve Helen. -
Jan 6, 1000
Odysseus and Achilles Avoid the Army
Odysseus and Achilles were strong Greek warriors and helped Agamemnon to defeat Troy. Achilles killed the Trojan hero Hector. Odyssey invented the famous Trojan horse. -
Jan 7, 1000
Trojan War Begins
Against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. -
Jan 8, 1000
Fight over Chryseis
Agamemnon enslaves Chryseis and makes her a war prize. -
Jan 9, 1000
Chryseis's Father Prays to Apollo
Apollo sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies. -
Jan 10, 1000
Agamemnon steals Achilles maiden as revenge
Achilles convinces Agamemnon to return Chryseis to her father, but Agamemnon demands Achilles’ maiden Briseis in return which angers Achilles -
Jan 11, 1000
God begins to take sides
Thetis, also upset, tries to convince Zeus to take sides against the Greeks. -
Jan 12, 1000
Menelaus battles Paris for revenge
Menelaus fights against Paris to determine whether Helen should return to Greece -
Jan 13, 1000
Ares fights with The Trojans
Diomedes injures Aeneas, Aphrodite, and Ares with Athena’s help -
Jan 14, 1000
The Trojan Hector begins to Destroy the Greeks
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Jan 15, 1000
Patroclus, Achilles' friend, is killed by Hector
Patroclus is slain by Hector who mistakes him for Achilles -
Jan 15, 1000
Achilles fights again to Avenge Patroclus
Achilles kills Hector and refuses to return his body to Priam -
Jan 15, 1000
Achilles drives the Trojans back into Troy
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Jan 16, 1000
The Trojan Horse
Odysseus comes up with the idea for the Trojan Horse -
Jan 17, 1000
The Trojans bring the horse into the city
The Greek leaders hide inside the horse while the rest of the army pretends like it is leaving -
Jan 18, 1000
The Greeks come out of the horse at night
At night the Greeks surprise the Trojans while they sleep and massacre them -
Jan 19, 1000
The Greek Army Destroys Troy