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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 the key facts about the Trojan War?
It is legendary - we have no historical record of it.
It may have been a looting expedition of western Asia Minor by the Achaean Greeks.
Trading city Troy was the richest prize.
Excavations of the site on the Dardanelles shows little evidence of major military activity.
The tale was sung by bards in hundreds of versions before it was written down.
Its material includes elements such as boar's tusk helmets and Ajax which were gone before the period of the war.
Why is the story of the Trojan War so popular?
It is taught as part of literature at schools in the Iliad poem.
What is the Trojan horse and the purpose behind it?
The tale is that the Greeks, having failed to capture walled Troy, left a wooden horse full of soldiers outside the city, and the Trojans brought it inside. The Greeks came out at night, opened the city gates, and the Greek army poured in and took the city.
How did Odysseus' role in the Trojan War seal Troy's fate?
Odysseus was the master strategist who devised the Trojan Horse scam when the Achaeans had given up hope of breaching the city's walls.
What is the solution of the Trojan War?
Troy offered to give Helen back, but the Greeks wanted also the treasure she had looted and taken with her. The Trojans were quite willing to give the woman back, but not the treasure, so the solution required the capture of Troy.
Who is the main character in the Trojan war?
Depends on your viewpoint - Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Agamemnon, etc etc.
What are the two reasons why Agamemnon wants to raise a war against Troy?
One was to support his brother Menelaus in recovering the rich treasure which his wife Helen had stolen when she ran away with Paris to Troy.
The other was it was a good excuse to go on a plundering expedition to western Asia Minor, with rich rewards in loot and slaves, including the richest, Troy.
Who was kidnapped that caused the Trojan war?
Helen was not kidnapped, she enthusiastically ran off with Paris, and stole her husband's Menelaus' treasures as well to take with her..
Who became the dominant of Greek civilization after the Trojan war?
The Dorian Greeks moved in and took over Peloponnese peninsula.
What might be the real reason for the Trojan war?
Helen ran off with Paris, stealing Menelaus' treasure as her dowry. or
The Achaean Greeks planned an extended looting expedition of western Asia Minor, especially the richest - the trading city of Troy.
What were the key facts of the Trojan War?
The facts are sparse. It appears that the Greeks went on a ten year looting spree of Asia Minor. They had an initial attempt at the richest prize Troy, which failed, then looted the south of the coast, and in the tenth year came back and this time succeeded in getting Troy. They then went home with their loot and slaves, but were confronted with incoming Dorian Greeks and the Sea Peoples, who put an end to their petty kingdoms.
