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Jan 1, 1000
Wedding of King Peleus 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. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 11, 1000
The Trojan War
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Jan 2, 1000
Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses, Aphrodite, Hera and Athena, for a prize of a golden apple addressed "To the Fairest." -
Jan 3, 1000
The Abduction Of Helen
In her youth she was abducted by Paris. -
Jan 4, 1000
The Argument of Achilles and Agamemnon
The argument was about the daughter of Apollo's priest, who the greeks stole and gave to Agamemnon. Her name was Chryseis. Her father begged him to let her go but he refused. Her father prayed to Apollo and Apollo heard. Apollo then shot fiery arrows on the Greek army that plagued them and cause many men to get sick and die. Achilles held a meeting about how they needed to appease Apollo so they could continue to fight Troy. -
Jan 5, 1000
When Paris and Menelaus Meet
After Apollo had deserted the Greek army great battle followed. In this battle the armies suddenly stopped fighting and drew back to their sides. In between them was Paris and Menelaus. They fought and Menelaus almost won and would have led Greece to victory if Aphrodite hadn't intervened, catching Paris in a cloud and taking him back to Troy. -
Jan 6, 1000
When Zeus took control
Since the Greeks didn't have their hero Achilles, The Greeks were not much of a match for the Trojans. Hector was going back into battle and with good hopes. Zeus remembered the promise he made the Achilles mother and he ordered all the immortals to stay in Olympus. Zeus himself went down to help the Trojans. Hector led the Trojans so well that they drew the Greeks almost back to their ships. This was a big victory in Troy that night. -
Jan 8, 1000
Hera Fights Back
Hera didn't approve of Zeus helping the Trojans. She devised a plan the would give the upper hand back to Greece. She made her self look so lovely that he would not resist her. When Zeus held her she would make him fall asleep and he would forget the Trojans. She did this and Greece had favor. They drove the Trojans back to Troy and it would have fallen that day if Zeus didn't wake up. Zeus reprimanded Hera but she blamed it on Poseidon. The Greeks were losing once again. -
Jan 9, 1000
Patroclus dies
When the Trojans were about to defeat the Greeks, Achilles friend Patroclus, could not stay away from the battle. He offered Achilles that he would go fight since Achilles was still caught up in his anger. He would wear his armor so the Trojans would think it was Achilles and they would give the Greeks some breathing room. Patroclus did this and fought like Achilles would and everyone though it was him. But then he met Hector and Hector knew it wasn't Achilles. Hector speared him and he died. -
Jan 10, 1000
Achilles returns to battle
The death of Patroclus of course devastated Achilles and he swore to avenge his friend by killing Hector. His mother came to him that night and said that if he were to go she would give him armour that was made by Hephaestus, which held magical power. Achilles finally killed Hector but what he did after made the gods angry. He took Hector's body, pierced it to the back of his chariot, and went round and round the walls of Troy. -
Jan 11, 1000
The Fall of Troy
Troy fell because the Greeks learned that they were vulnerable to defeat if they did not have a sacred image of Athena with them. The Greeks stole this and began to devise a plan for a final battle of a decade long war. Odysseus had a plan. He would have a craftsman make a huge wooden horse that the Warriors and himself would hide in. The other of the Greek army were to go to a nearby island and be safe from the Trojans if anything went wrong.
