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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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What were some major events of the Trojan War?
1.The beginning of the story all started with Paris, prince of Troy and how Zeus made him chose which goddess he should give a golden apple to. The apple said "to the fairest goddess". Of course all the goddesses there went crazy! Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena all thought they should get the apple. Each of them offered him something, Hera said he would be the greatest ruler of all time, Athena offered to make him the wisest man in all of Greece, and Aphrodite offered him a beautiful maiden named Hellen. Paris chose to take Hellen.
2. Hellen was married to a king named Menelaus. Paris fell in love with Hellen and ran away with her. Menelaus decided to attack Troy for stealing his wife.
3. A very heroic fighter named Achillies was fighting with the Greeks, he did not take orders from them, he just fought with them. That is important.
4. When Achillies was a baby, his mother dipped him in the River Styx, which could make any man an imortal being. His mother held him by the heel, thus making his heel the only vulnerable spot.
5. After some fighting, Achillies stole the king of Troy's daughter. They fell in love and Achillies did not want to fight anymore. Achillies's cousin, decided to take Achillies place in war and act like Achillies, for the Greeks would not fight without Achillies. When at war, Achillies's cousin was killed by Paris's brother, Hector. When Achillies found out, he marched up to the castle, and fought Hector. Sadly, Hector was killed.
6. Now that Achillies killed his lover's cousin, she decided to leave for Troy. Achillies was heart broken.
7. To break the mighty walls of Troy a very wise man, Odysseus made a plan.
8. He made a giant woden horse and set it in front of the walls of Troy. There where hundreds of men in the horse waiting to be taken into the city of Troy and make a surprise attack. The king of Troy took the horse as a gift and brought it inside Troy. At night, all the men ( including Achillies ) jumped out of the horse and set fire to Troy. Paris ended up killing Achillies with an arrow to his heel, and Paris also died in war, leaving Hellen with King Menelaus.
What was the Trojan War about?
The stories in the epics are a product of the bards who made them up. This is based on bardic material first written down about 725 BCE, but stretching back for about six hundred years before. Like all such traditions, it is difficult to separate out fact from fiction and embellishment.
From internal evidence in the epics and later traditions, correlated with archaeological evidence, it seems that there was an extended period of piratical raids by Greek peoples throughout the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor. The final target was Troy, which had grown rich on supplying and taxing the commercial ships which lay up in the Dardanelles waiting favourable tides and winds. As for all the rest, the bards made it what it came down to us as, and very popular their performances were in a pre-television era. And just as people today think what they see on television is true, so with the audiences of the bards.
How did the Trojan War start and end?
The Achaean Greeks mounted a looting expedition into Asia Minor, starting with the richest city-state Troy. When this failed, they spent nine years working over the rest of the cities and came back far a successful crack at Troy. So the story goes.
How did the Trojan war affect Greece?
It diverted attention to looting Asia Minor and the Islaands for a decade, which was what it was all about. Meanwhile there were other movements of peoples happening in the area which saw the arrival of other Greek peoples who displaced many of the Achaeans. It was a time of turmoil about which we have limited specific knowledge, but it presaged the Dark of Greece for five hundred years.
What roles did Ajax and Achilles have in the Trojan war?
ajax and diomedes are considered the second best Greeks next to Achilles, however both of these heroes are more noble, brave and respectful than Achilles. ajax fights hector to duel early in the iliad, and through out the book both heroes try to kill each, both are unsuccesful, though on occassions both heroes get the upper hand on one another, hector forces ajax to retreat several times and also breaks ajax's spear. however ajax also forces hector to retreat on one occasion when he throws a huge boulder at hector. diomedes is also a great fighter but not as good in my opinion as ajax or hector, he always needs the help of odyesseus and like wise odyesseus always needs diomedes's help. ajax and hector fight alone, relying on their own skill. Achilles i would like to point out is not brave, he doesnt fight for most of the iliad, and has no fear of death, that by definition does not define a hero, he doesnt care about anyone or anything expect his feelings and perhaps patroclus.
What is the name of the Trojan warrior who killed Achilles in the Trojan War?
Paris killed Achilles, with an arrow (in his heel, the only vulnerable spot on his body).
or the other legend is that Paris stabbed Achillies in the back with a dagger.
How old was Achilles during Trojan war?
he was about 15 when the Trojan war started and it lasted around 9 years so near the end of the war Achilles was 24
Present day Greece against present day Turkey. It was over a girl that was said to be the most beautiful named Helen.
I had to do an assignment on it and i found out that the war was between the city of troy by th achaens after Paris of troy took Helen from her husband menelaus, the king of Sparta
The city of Troy was in Turkey NOT Greece. The statement that the Trojan War was against the Trojans and the Greeks is true but there were many different Greek cities. Odysseus was the King of Ithaca, Menelaus was the king of Sparta, Agamemnon was the king of Mycenae, Achilles was the king of the Myrmidons, and the Achaeans were from Thessaly. I don't remember where the Dorians and the Minoans fit in but I think they attacked Troy at one point.
The Trojan war began when Helen eloped with Paris. Helen was the wife of Menelaus; king of Mycenae (Sparta) and Paris was the son of Priam, King of Troy. The couple escaped back to Troy; and Menelaus called upon the rest of the Greek states to support his effort to get Helen back. When the Trojans refused to give Helen back to Menelaus the Greeks attacked the city; and after a long siege Troy was destroyed.
Why did the Greeks decide to build the Trojan horse?
The NON MYTH version is that the Greek soldier and leader of the Greek army, Ulysses(Ulysses=Latin Version Odysseus=Greek Version, Same person) had thought of the idea to build the Trojan Horse to sneak inside the city with the Trojans thinking it was a gift from the "GODS".
The MYTH version is that Athena gave Ulysses the idea to build the horse and it is just the same from then on.
Who is the petitioner in the Trojan War?
For a crossword puzzle, the answer is "Suppliant", though many people say it is the King of Sparta, Menelaus.
Why were the gods in the Trojan war?
The goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena argued about who was the prettiest and Paris of Troy was chosen to be the judge. He picked Aphrodite because she promised him his choice of women to marry. Paris chose Helen even though she was already married. This started the war. And the gods had their favorite champions in the fighting.
The stories in the epics are a product of the bards who made them up. This is based on bardic material first written down about 725 BCE, but stretching back for about six hundred years before. Like all such traditions, it is difficult to separate out fact from fiction and embellishment.
From internal evidence in the epics and later traditions, correlated with archaeological evidence, it seems that there was an extended period of piratical raids by Greek peoples throughout the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor. The final target was Troy, which had grown rich on supplying and taxing the commercial ships which lay up in the Dardanelles waiting favourable tides and winds.
As for all the rest, the bards made it what it came down to us as, and very popular their performances were in a pre-television era. And just as people today think what they see on television is true, so with the audiences of the bards.
What date did the Trojan War start?
The exact date of the Trojan War is not definitively known, as it is a mixture of myth and history. According to some ancient sources, it is traditionally dated to around the 12th or 13th century BCE, possibly around 1194 to 1184 BCE. However, these dates are based on interpretations of ancient texts and archaeological findings, and there is no consensus among historians.
When did the Trojan war occur?
The trojan war occurred in September of 2001 due to the destruction of the twin towers. Troy declared war against the Al Khaida and used condoms to destroy the world.
Yes there was a Trojan war. The ruins of the Troy have been found.
What is the trojans opposition in the Trojan war?
The Greeks, lead from Sparta by agememnon and his brother menelaus.
The Trojans fought the Greeks.
Where did the Trojan war take place?
In the city of Troy. Troy was an ancient city in Asia minor,(turkey). Many myths, heroes and ledgend come from the story of the Trojan War.
A "Trojan Horse", usually just referred to as a Trojan, is a file that , like the big wooden one did, contains something that you don't want to let in. Most trojans contain code that will allow hackers to access your computer... basically creating a back door into your system.
