-
Jan 1, 1000
Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis
Eris, the Goddess of Discord, was the only god uninvited. She threw an apple into the wedding that said "For the Fairest". Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera all wanted the apple, but Zeus would not coose between them, -
Jan 2, 1000
The Judgement of Paris
When the golden apple with "The Fairest." written on it was thrown into the wedding, the three goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite thought the apple should be for them so to solve the conflict, Zeus appointed Paris, (a Trojan Prince) to judge the contest. -
Jan 3, 1000
The Kidnap of Helen
Paris kidnaps Helen and takes her to Troy. -
Jan 4, 1000
Menelaus gathers up all of Helens old suitors
Menelaus calls upon Helens old suitors to join him on the voyage to Troy and help retreive Helen -
Jan 6, 1000
Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter
At first the Greek army couldn't set sail because there was no wind. Agamemnon solved that problem by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess Artemis. Then the winds turned favorable and one thousand Greek ships set sail for Troy. -
Jan 7, 1000
War is Declared
Agamemnon lead all of Helens old suitors on a journey to attack Troy. -
Jan 8, 1000
First 9 Years of War
Greeks attacked surrounding cities, and cut of food supply from Troy. -
Jan 9, 1000
Wooden horse built
The Greeks a wooden horse and Odysseus, Menelaus, Achilles, and seventeen other warriors hid inside it. After leaving the horse at the gates of Troy, the Greek army sailed just out of eyesight. The Trojans thought the Greeks had given up and had left the horse as a gift. While the Trojans were asleep or drunk, the Greek ships quietly returned. The soldiers in the horse slipped out set fires all over the city. -
Jan 10, 1000
The death of Achilles and Paris
During the invasion, Achilles was shot by Paris, who was aiming for his back but instead hit his mortal heel, his only weakness, killing him. Paris was then killed by Menelaus himself, devestating Helen -
Jan 11, 1000
Odysseus angers Posideon
Posideon gets angry at Odysseus after he killed his favorite son, a giant Cyclops. Odysseus and his crew were doomed to be lost sailing the seas for ten years. It was only then that him and his crew found Ithaca, his home.
