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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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Why was it necessary for the Greeks to remain quiet inside the Trojan Horse?
That they needed to launch a surprise attack is the reason why it was necessary for the Greeks to remain quiet inside the Trojan Horse. The Greeks planned to emerge from the hollow interior of their giant wooden horse when the Trojans were sleeping unarmed after celebrating the apparent withdrawal of Troy's assailants. Any sound would alert the Trojans to the fact that the horse was hollow, and filled with an armed elite expeditionary force, and that the warriors could be trapped inside for burning alive or dragged out for torturing and killing.
How did Odysseus try to get out of fighting in the war?
He pretended to be mad and sowed his fields with salt instead of seeds
Did the Minoans start the Trojan war?
The Trojan war was started when Paris (the prince of Troy and son of King Priam) visited Agamemnon and met Agamemnon's wife Helen. Helen was considered to be the most beautiful woman in all of Greece and Paris fell in love with her. He convinced her to escape with him to Troy and leave her husband. When Agamemnon discovered that Paris had taken her, he gathered a massive force and sailed for the city of Troy to retrieve her.
What blunder did Trojans make?
The story goes that, having seen off the looting Greek raiders, they fell for a fake Greek evacuation, relaxed their defence of their walls, and the returning Greeks took the city.
Three goddesses: Aphrodite, Hera, and Pallas Athena, saw a golden apple, and wanted it to be theirs. Whoever was to receive the golden apple, was to be named the "fairest of them all." Zeus, as well as many others, refused to be the judge of this. Paris was an excellent judge of beauty and so it was settled that he would do the job. Paris was amazed at all of the beautiful women, but he ended up choosing Aphrodite. He then gave the golden apple to her, and the Judgement of Paris started the Trojan War.
How do the Greeks win the Trojan war?
The Greeks won by making a huge wooden horse and offering it to the trojans as a gift but had a lot of troops in it so when the trojans took it in and went to sleep and the Greeks popped out and killed them all.
P.S. plan made by Odysseus
Why According to legend why did the Trojan war begin?
Helen left her husband Menelaus king of Sparta to run away with Paris, looting his possessions to take with her to make herself more attractive. The Greeks retaliated by mounting a 10-year looting expedition of Asia Minor.
Why did the Trojans have to destroy the city walls when they dragged the wooden horse into the city?
They destroyed the top of the gate arch. The horse was too tall.
How and why did Odysseus try to avoid the Trojan War?
Odysseus tried to avoid the Trojan War because he had a peaceful kingdom and a wife and son. He didn't want to leave them. He also had received a prophecy when he was quite young that stated that if Odysseus was to partake in the war, he would not return for twenty years. To avoid being forced to honor his previous promise to Menelaus, he dressed in his finest, took a plow, a bull, and a donkey, and went to his fields and spread salt on the fertile ground (salt prevents any further growth), pretending to think it was seed. In summary, he pretended to be insane. His plan failed because Menelaus (suspecting Odysseus's plan) threw Odysseus's son in the path of the plow. Odysseus forgot his plan and saved his son, but had to go to war.
What were the main causes of the Trojan War?
The the Trojan prince Paris had abducted the Queen of Sparta to Troy.
When did the Trojan War begin and end?
We have no precise dates - the legend puts it in the 12th Century BCE - a 10-year Greek looting expedition of the eastern Aegean Sea, starting with a failed attack on Troy, a sacking of the coastline and islands, and in the 10th year returning for another attempt on the richest prize Troy, which succeeded.
Did Odysseus die during the Trojan war?
No. Odysseus did not die during the Trojan War. Instead, it took him 10 years to get home after the war ended. The journey should have taken two weeks at the most. In fact, it could have been done in a few days, but then there would have been no story.
Who did Zeus side with during the Trojan war?
He sided first with the Trojans until Poseidons actions (sending a storm and destroying the Greek ships) then he switched sides.
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Who were the gods and goddesses who took the side of Troy in the Trojan war?
Zeus, Artemis and probably Apollo.
What role did Zeus play in the Trojan war?
as king of the gods, he was able to impact any part of the war he favoured the trojans because he liked their king
What happens during the pause in the Trojan war?
In the nine years between the initial failed attempt by the Greeks on Troy, they looted the Aegean coastal cities. Then they came back for another attempt at to the richest prize - Troy.
Did they use catapults in the Trojan War?
The reason the Greeks could not capture walled Troy is that they did not have the siege engines developed in later times.
