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The Trojan War in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. 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. At Aulis, troopships gathered, led by the greatest Greek heroes–Achilles, Patroclus, Diomed, Odysseus, Nestor, and the two warriors named Ajax. In order to win favorable winds for the journey, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis. The winds came and the fleet set sail for Troy. For nine years the Greeks ravaged Troy's surrounding cities and countryside, but the city itself, well fortified and commanded by Hector and other sons of the royal household, held out. Finally the Greeks built a large hollow wooden horse in which a small group of warriors were concealed. The other Greeks appeared to sail for home, leaving behind only the horse and Sinon, who deceitfully persuaded the Trojans, despite the warnings of Cassandra and Laocoön, to take the horse within the city walls. At night the Greeks returned; their companions crept out of the horse and opened the city gates, and Troy was destroyed. The gods took great interest in the war. Poseidon, Hera, and Athena aided the Greeks, while Aphrodite and Ares favored the Trojans. Zeus and Apollo, although frequently involved in the action of the war, remained impartial. The events of the final year of the war constitute the main part of the Iliad of Homer. The Trojan War probably reflected a real war (c.1200 ) between the invading Greeks and the people of Troas, possibly over control of trade through the Dardanelles.
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How did the story of the Trojan war help the people of ancient Greece understand their history?
People speak of a Trojan horse to describe something misleading or potentially dangerous.
How did Alexander the great get into the Trojan war?
Sorry, Alexander was never in the Trojan War. That came far before his time. The Trojan war was between the Trojan and Mycenea... Alexander was Macedonian.
Who recorded the only known story of the Trojan War?
There is no known story of the Trojan War. The Iliad, an epic poem attributed to Homer 'the blind poet of Chios' covers a few weeks of the war. Other parts are contributed in The Oddessy (also attributed to Homer), Virgil's Aenead (another 700 years later), classical tragedies, plus a myriad of minor sources.
What came first Trojan War or Peloponnesian War?
Trojan War 12th Century BCE, Peloponnesian War 5th Century BCE.
What war did odysses fight in?
Trojan war.
What is the theme of Trojan war?
trojan war is the story about the to lovers paris and helen.
What is the Trojan war's theme?
trojan war is the story about the to lovers paris and helen.
What tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?
The Iliad tells the story of the last months of the Trojan War.
Who wins the Trojan War in the story The Odyssey?
The odyssey was actually the story that came after the Trojan war. In the Illiad, Greece won the Trojan war after ambushing them using the wooden horse.
What tells the story of a man and his crew after the Trojan war?
The Aeneid tells the story following the Trojan war. It is written by Virgil.
What story is about the Trojan war?
The Iliad.
Where can you read the Trojan war online?
go to www.Google.ca then type: the real story of the Trojan war
Which play tells the story of the Trojan war?
The Trojan War is depicted in Homer's Book the Illiad.
How is the The Odyssey related to the Trojan war?
The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus, a warrior in the Trojan War, sailing home.
Who is the autor of the story entitled the Trojan war?
The Greek poet Homer penned The Iliad which is an account of the Trojan War .
Which epic told the story of the Trojan war?
The Iliad .
Which book tells the story of the Trojan war?
The Iliad, by Homer.
