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Trojan War
The Trojan War was a major event in Greek mythology. According to the stories, it was triggered when Paris, the prince of Troy, either seduced or kidnapped the beautiful Helen away from her husband, the king of Sparta. The war lasted twenty years.
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In the Trojan war who was Helena?
Helen was a magnificently beautiful mortal woman. This beauty was what caused the Trojan War.
The Greek Goddess Eris was not invited to the wedding of Thetis to Peleus, a mortal. Full of anger and spite, Eris tossed a golden apple into the party. The apple was inscribed; it said: "To the Fairest." This led to a lot of confusion as the guests tried to give the object to the desired owner. They narrowed it down to three Goddesses: Athene, Hera, and Aphrodite. Each Goddess believed that the apple was meant for herself. Wanting nothing to do with it, Zeus put Paris (a mortal and prince of Troy) in charge of deciding which Goddess was the true owner of the apple. Each of the three deities promised Paris everything in their power, but finally he made his choice. He'd decided that the apple was meant to be owned by Aphrodite. And, as promised, she picked out the loveliest woman on Earth and made her fall in love with Paris. That woman was Helen, and that promise was the foundation of the Trojan War.
Helen had been just recently married to Menelaus, King of Sparta and the brother of Agememnon, the King of Myceans. Menelaus also had a bunch of other connections to militarily strong cities. Anyway, Paris just has to meet Helen for Aphrodite's promise to go into effect. So, he gets himself invited to Menelaus' house for a few weeks (which was common back then). One night, while Menelaus is out, Paris and Helen sneak away to be together back in Troy.
Menelaus finds out, of course, and is enraged. He declares war on Troy in an effort to reclaim Helen from Paris. That was the start of the Trojan War and Helen's part in it.
Did the Greeks in the Trojan war have better ships?
If the Trojans had any ships at all, and even if they were better than the Greek ships, the Greeks still had many more ships. Perhaps the "thousand ships" was poetic license, but the Trojans could not possibly have matched the Greeks at sea.
No, he told the story of it, meaning it happened long before his time.
Who is Eris and why is she important to the beginnings of the Trojan War?
Eris devised the golden apple contest that triggered the Trojan War in mythology. Eris had a golden apple that she says can only go to the most beautiful goddess. So Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite asked Paris to judge their beauty to see who wins the apple. Basically, Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite because she promised him that Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, will be his wife if he chose her. Aphrodite helped Paris to steal Helen away from her husband which caused the Greeks to start the Trojan War.
What exact date did the Greeks conquer the Trojans using the Trojan horse?
You are talking about a Greek story of gods and heroes. It has never taken place. Many believe that there was once a war in some respects similar to this story. But that is a different matter. And even the time of that war is unknown.
Where did the Trojan War actually occur?
The story goes that it was a looting raid by the Achaeans (Greeks) targeting western Asia Minor and the Islands, running for ten years and finishing with the capture of the richest prize, the city of Troy on the Dardanelles Strait between Asia and Europe.
Whether this is actual or not we don't know as the story was passed down by the bards who made up the stories over hundreds of years before the invention of cursive writing allowed it to be written down. So hundreds of bards each used to make up their own version, and even had several versions of their story for the sake of variety. Somewhere in this there may be some facts, but which bits we don't know.
It made a good story in the days before movies and TV to entertain people - but do you believe the stories you see in movies and TV are real and true?
How did the Achaean's defeat the Trojans in the Trojan war?
The Greeks knew that they were going to loose if they didn't come up with something crafty, so to main Grecian strategist, Ulysses, came up with a plan. The next day, when the Trojans went to fight, there was no one on the battle field, except for one man. They took him captive. The man told them that he had abandoned the Greeks because they had retreated, and that they had left a gigantic wooden horse that was blessed by Athena so that, if they brought it into the city, she would grant them success in war. Believing the man, the Trojans found and brought the horse to the city. The only problem was that it was too big to fit through the doors of the wall surrounding Troy. Eager to gain success in battle, they tore down just enough wall to bring the horse in. The Trojans partied until late the next morning. When the Greeks were sure that everyone was asleep, they burst out of the horse and attacked the city. The Grecian captive sent smoke signals to the "retreating" ships, and they turned around to come help their friends. They took all the women, then let the city of Troy burned to ashes. Only three men survived, and they ran as far away from Troy as possible. Their dissidents founded Rome, and eventually conquered Greece. (Talk about bad karma. lol)
Did Athena have something to do with the Trojan war?
Yes, most of the gods took sides for the Greeks or for the Trojans. Athena was pro-Greek.
Country where the Trojan war may have actually occured?
The Trojan War was believed to be a complete myth since it was based on myth itself. But, somebody, (I forget who), found one single remnant (or something or other) which le dto the discovery of the rest of Troy. Troy was also believed to be under several other cities built on top of it after they collapsed. As for your question, Troy was believed to be on the north-western coast of Turkey. If you are referring to any war like the story of the Trojan War, then it could be anywhere.
What were Demeter's and Hestia's side in the Trojan War?
many of the gods were indifferent-or wasnt interested in wars in general
Who wrote about the heroic deeds of kings of the mycenaean period and the Trojan war?
The Greek poet Homer. Although it is debated whether he is a historical person or just a name attached to the writing of the great epics 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey'.
What happened at the end of the Trojan war?
After the 10-year siege, Troy finally fell in the hands of the Greeks. The remaining chieftains each went back to his country, to meet his own fate. Agamemnon fell in the hands of his avenging son Orestes. Menelaus went back to Sparta with Helen. Odysseus though remained a wanderer for another 10 years, having encountered a lot of obstacles thrown by the gods for his arrogance over the victory at Troy. But after his sufferings in the hands of various temptresses and monsters, he was finally forgiven and Athena led him back to his homeland, Ithaca where his faithful wife Penelope was waiting for him.
Where was troy thought to be located in the Trojan war?
Troy itself is a mythological city as in the specific city in the Trojan War, but the area is located in North Turkey.
Hope this helps
Who was Eris and why was she important to the Trojan War?
some stories say she caused it..there was a meetin for the gods and goddesses and she was not invited..so she threw a golden apple into the room with the words "the fairest"and so the three the gods and goddesses agreed upon was Hera Athena and Aphrodite..but the gods and goddesses couldn't pick so Hera, Athena and Aphrodite made Paris decide...because Eris threw the apple that's why they say she caused it and is so important
