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Fight over Chryseis
Chyseis is taken from her father and brought to the Greek Agamemnon. -
Jan 1, 1000
Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis
Eris, the goddess of discord, had not been invited, however. She threw, in spite, a golden apple into the midst of the goddesses that was to be awarded only "to the fairest." In most interpretations, the award was made during the Judgement of Paris and eventually occasioned the Trojan War. -
Jan 2, 1000
Judgment of Paris
Paris, Prince of Troy, must choose which god is the fairest. He chooses Aphrodite because she promises him the most beautiful woman in the world. -
Jan 3, 1000
Paris goes to visit King Menelaus of Sparta
His wife, Helen, was the most beautiful women in the world. -
Jan 4, 1000
Paris steals Helen
Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta (a fact Aphrodite neglected to mention), so Paris had to raid Menelaus's house to steal Helen from him (according to some accounts, she fell in love with Paris and left willingly). -
Jan 5, 1000
Menelaus finds that Helen is gone
He calls for the Greek army to go to Troy and bring her back. -
Jan 6, 1000
Odysseus and Achilles Avoid the Army
dysseus pretended to be crazy. He put on torn clothes, and tried to sow the land with salt, while plowing the fields with a goat and an ox -
Jan 7, 1000
Trojan War Begins
The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused. Menelaus then persuaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy. -
Jan 9, 1000
Chryseis's Father Prays to Apollo
Apollo attacks the Greeks for Chyseis's father. Achilles tells Agamemnon to give back Chryseis. -
Jan 10, 1000
Achilles leaves the Greeks
In Greek Mythology, Briseis, a daughter of Briseus, was a princess of Lyrnessus. Briseis was said to have had golden long hair, blue eyes, and fair skin and she was considered to be very beautiful and clever.
