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Jan 1, 1000
Pelius and Thetis get married
Zeus and Poseidon wanted to marry Thetis, but a prophecy told that the child, whether the father was Poseidon or Zeus, would be much stronger than either of them. So Zeus arranged for Pelius, a mortal, to marry Thetis. -
Jan 2, 1000
Paris' Judgement
Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, threw a golden apple to the "fairest" goddess at the wedding. However, there were three goddesses present, so to decide who would get the apple, Zeus had the Trojan Prince, Paris, choose who was the fairest goddess. The goddesses offered him gifts, but Aphrodite won by offering him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, who was already married to the Spartan king, Menelaus. -
Jan 4, 1000
Paris Steals Helen
While king Menelaus of Sparta is in Crete, Paris kidnaps his wife, the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen. He then takes her back to the city of Troy. -
Jan 7, 1000
The Start of The Trojan War
Menelaus, and his brother Agamemnon, look for Helen after discovering she was kidnapped by the Trojan Prince. Helen's previous suitors made an oath to defend Helen Menelaus if the need arose, and Menelaus invoked the oath. Odysseus, Nestor and Ajax came from all over Greece at Agamemnon's request. Odysseus had to leave his wife Penelope and his infant son, Telemachus, to fight in the Trojan War. A thousand ships were launched to lay siege to the city of Troy and bring Helen back to Sparta. -
Jan 11, 1000
The Gods Choose Sides
Some gods chose sides, intervening and assisting in the events of the war. Hera and Athena sided with the greeks, holding grudges against Paris for choosing Aphrodite, with Aphrodite favoring the Trojans alongside Artemis and Apollo. Poseidon decided to assist the greeks. Zeus chose to help the Trojans in secret, despite saying he would remain neutral in the war. -
Jan 12, 1000
The War Begins
The Greeks reached the Trojan beaches and were given the prophecy that the first man to reach the sand would be killed. Odysseus tricked Protesilaus, the Phylacean leader, into getting off the boat with him and landing on the sand first. He was then killed by the Trojan prince, Hector, and the Trojans ran to safety behind their walls to prepare for the war. -
Jan 15, 1010
Achilles and Paris Die
Paris shoots Achilles in his weak spot, guided by the god Apollo, however Paris dies later, after being shot with an arrow by an archer named Philoctetes. -
Mar 4, 1010
Menelaus and Paris Battle
Menelaus offered to fight prince Paris so that the issue of the war could be settled between them. Paris agreed and the two fought, but Menelaus was too strong for him and nearly killed him in the first few minutes of the fight. When Menelaus grabbed Paris by his helmet, Aphrodite stepped in and brought Paris back to his bedroom in his palace. -
Period: Apr 21, 1010 to Apr 24, 1010
The Trojan Horse
Odysseus thought of building a huge wooden horse, the emblem of Troy, to hide an elite group of soldiers inside. Once the Trojans wheeled it into the city as a trophy, the soldiers would attack. Epeius, a master carpenter, with help from a few Greek soldiers, would build the Trojan horse in three days. 50 men climbed into the belly of the statue, along with Odysseus, Menelaus, Diomedes, Neoptolemus, Acamas, Sthenelus, Thaos, and Epeius. -
Apr 24, 1010
The End Of The Trojan War
A greek warrior named Sinon stayed with the Trojan Horse and told the Trojans that it was an offering to the goddess, Athena. The Trojan Horse was wheeled inside the city of Troy, but Odysseus and the other Greek soldiers waited until nightfall to begin the assault. When night came, Odysseus and the other soldiers left the Trojan Horse and opened the gates of the city. The city of Troy was burned down and its people were either enslaved, or slaughtered.