Trojan War

Eris's Evil

Jan 1, 1000

The evil goddess of discord, Eris, was left out of a banquet of the gods and was determined to make trouble. She threw a golden apple marked “for the fairest,” into the banquet.

Judgement of Paris

Jan 2, 1000

The finalists for the fairst were Hera, Aphrodite and Athena. Zeus would not choose a favorite, so he sent them to Paris, a young prince. All 3 of them bribed him, but he finally chose Aphrodite.

Paris Kidnaps Helen of Troy

Jan 3, 1000

The fairest woman in the world was Helen of Troy Many men from powerful families wanted to marry Helen, so, to avoid the men turning on the man who got chosen, Tyndareus (Helen’s father) made all the men take an oath that if one man kidnapped Helen, they would go after him. Tyndareus finally chose Menelaus, the brother of Agamemnon, made him King of Sparta as well. Paris (The Prince of Troy) kidnapped Helen! Menelaus called to get help, and this began the Trojan War.

Agamemnon Sacrfices His Daughter to Stop The Winds of Aulis

Jan 4, 1000

Ships of the Greek army met at Aulis full of strong winds and dangerous tides. To stop the winds, they had to sacrifice a maiden, Calchas said. So, the Commander in chief, Agamemnon, sacrificed his daughter. The sacrificing worked, and it was said that, "The killing was “bound to some day bring evil down upon them."

Odysseus Joins The Army

Jan 4, 1000

Menelaus calls to get help for Helen. He wants Odysseus to fight with them, but Odysseus was missing. After some time, Odysseus finally joins the army along with Achilles.

Achilles and Agamemnon's Quarrel

Jan 5, 1000

A woman was the reason for fighting again; Chryseis, the daughter of Apollo’s priest. Her father begged she be let go but Agamemnon refused. The Priest prayed to Apollo, and shortly after, Apollo shot fiery arrows upon the Greek army, killing many soldiers.

Queen's Offer

Jan 6, 1000

Hector’s brother is sent to tell the Queen of Troy to make Athena stop the war. The Queen offers her a dress to stop it, but Athena refuses.

Zeus Tellls The Gods to Stop

Jan 7, 1000

Zeus tells the Gods to stop intervening with the Trojan War.

Achilles and Hector Come Face to Face

Jan 8, 1000

Hector wants to kill Achilles and then he will give back his dead men. Achilles refuses and throws his spear at Hector, but misses. Athena brings him back his shield and he throws his spear, hitting Achilles’s shield. Athena tricks Hector by disguising herself as his brother, Deiphobus. With this knowledge that the gods wanted him to die, he attacked. Achilles finally kills Hector in the end

Hector's Funeral

Jan 9, 1000

After killing him, Achellies takes the armor off of him and drags him around Troy. The Gods did not like Achilles abusing Hector’s dead body, so Zeus sends Iris to Priam to recover Hector’s body in exchange for treasure. Achilles anoints Hector’s body and covers it so Priam can't see it. He decides to wait until the Greeks get back from battle to have Hector’s funeral. Priam brings Hector home and weeps with Helen. After 9 days, they burn Hector’s body. With Hector’s funeral, The Iliad ends.

Achilles Kills Memnon

Jan 10, 1000

Since Hector has died, Achilles knew he would die soon (because of The prophecy). Prince Memnon came to help Troy, and Achilles kills Memnon “in a glorious combat."

Death of Paris

Jan 11, 1000

Paris dies after he is wounded with an arrow and begs to be taken to Oenone, (a nymph who lived on Mount Ida with him and said she had a magic drug to cure any ailment) but she refuses to help him, watches him die, and then “goes away,” to kill herself.

New Information For Greeks

Jan 12, 1000

The Greeks learn from Helenus that as long as the sacred image of Pallas Athena was in the city, Troy could not be taken. Odysseus and his men sneak in and steal it at night.

A New Plan

Jan 13, 1000

The Greeks become determined to end the war and decide they could get into the city if they took it by surprise. This is what drives them to come up with the idea and build the Trojan horse.

The Trojan Horse

Jan 14, 1000

Odysseus has a skillful woodworker make a huge wooded horse; so large and hollow that it could hold a large number of men. After a while, Odysseus persuaded the chieftains to hide in side it. To avoid the other Greeks coming, Odysseus left a single Greek behind in the camp, Sinon. • The next morning, the People of Troy believed that the Greeks must have given up, finally

Sinon's Story

Jan 15, 1000

Sinon told the Trojans a story that Athena was angry about the stealing of the Palladium, and to make her not angry again, they must sacrifice someone and Sinon was the one. He aslo said that the wooden horse had been made as an offering for Athena and its size was to discourage the Trojans from taking it into the city, and that they would destroy it and make Athena angry at them instead.

Doubters of Sinon

Jan 16, 1000

There were only two doubters of Sinon’s story, but Poseidon sent two sea serpents to kill them quickly.

Troy Aflame

Jan 17, 1000

The Trojans bring the Trojan horse in and In the middle of the night, the chieftains came out of the horse and started fires throughout the city.

Fallen Leaders

Jan 18, 1000

Before morning, all the leaders were dead except Aphrodite’s son, Aeneas.

Winners of The War

Jan 19, 1000

Troy perished in the fire, making the Greeks the winners of the war.