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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 did Hera side with Greeks for Trojan war?

Paris offended her by picking Aphrodite as the fairest. So in consequence she sided with the Greeks to punish Paris and his people for his offense.

Did Achilles die before the Trojan horse?

Yes, Achilles died before the Greeks could enter the city.

Wisest man in the Trojan war?

Odysseus was the wisest of the chieftains during the Trojan war.

Why Did the gods take sides in the Trojan War?

The gods always took part in human enterprises. Aphrodite's son was a Trojan, so she sided with them. Athena sided with the Greeks.

What is the theme of Trojan war?

trojan war is the story about the to lovers paris and helen.

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.

Which goddesses supported the Greeks in the Trojan War?

Athena was the most prominent goddess who supported the Greeks in the Trojan War.

What part did Artemis play in the Trojan war?

Artemis had a very small part in the Trojan War. Unlike the other gods, she had no loyalties to either side before the war. However, since her brother Apollo supported the Trojans, she took Troy's side. This won her the wrath of Hera, who already hated the huntress because Zeus favored Artemis more than any of Hera's children. In the Iliad book 21, Hera boxed Artemis' ears with the girl's own hunting bow. Artemis then fled, with many tears running down her face, to her father Zeus. She left her bow and arrows behind her, leaving her mother Leto to gather them up.

Artemis also delayed the warrior Agamemnon and his forces from getting to Troy. Right before Agamemnon was supposed to sail to Troy, he shot one of Artemis' sacred stags in a grove and boasted that he was a better hunter than the goddess Artemis herself. In revenge, Artemis commanded the winds to keep blowing Agamemnon's ships back to shore. Agamemnon then asked an oracle or a seer what to do to appease the god that was preventing his arrival to Troy. The oracle or seer told him that the only way to appease Artemis, the goddess he had angered, was to sacrifice his oldest daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess. Agamemnon tricked his wife Clytemnestra into sending Iphigenia to him by saying that Iphigenia was going to be married to Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior. When Iphigenia arrived, Agamemnon placed her on the sacrificial alter. Some accounts say that Iphigenia was sacrificed to Artemis, but others say that Artemis replaced her with a white deer at the last moment and took her to an island where the goddess made Iphigenia her priestess. Some stories even say that Iphigenia was transformed into Hecate, the goddess of magic and the dark side of the moon.

Other than the explanation offered in the legend why do you think Greece went to war with troy?

Greece's war with Troy, beyond the legendary reasons, can be attributed to a combination of economic and political motivations. The control of trade routes and access to resources in the Aegean Sea was crucial for the Greek city-states. Additionally, the desire for territorial expansion and the pursuit of glory and honor among the Greek leaders likely fueled the conflict. This blend of strategic interests and personal ambition contributed to the outbreak of the Trojan War.

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.

Who is the main character in the Trojan war?

Depends on your viewpoint - Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Agamemnon, etc etc.

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.