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1260 BCE
The start of the Trojan War
Trojan War is a conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia (now western Turkey), in the 12th century BCE. -
1180 BCE
Achilles Heel
Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy. He was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him in the heel with an arrow. Later legends state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel, because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels. Alluding to these legends, the term has come to mean a point of weakness. -
1000 BCE
Goddesses who Started the Trojan War
According to ancient, non-eye-witness reports, a conflict among the goddesses started the Trojan War. This conflict led to the famous story of Paris (known as "The Judgment of Paris") awarding a golden apple to the goddess, Aphrodite. -
Period: 1000 BCE to
The Trojan War
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800 BCE
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy, Daughter of Zeus, was promised to Paris in the Judgement of Paris. She was seduced by him, this led to The Trojan War.
