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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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Who was killed and dragged by a chariot around the city of troy during the trojan war?
Hector, Prince of Troy.
What gods are on the side of the greeks in the trojan war?
Athena - Participated in the contest for the Golden Apple, but lost to Aphrodite. Aside from this, the Acheans were devout followers of Athena.
Poseidon - had a long-standing feud with Troy. While banished from heaven, Poseidon was made to work for Laomedon, the first king of Troy. After his work was done, Laomedon refused the agreed-upon payment, earning the ire of the god forevermore.
Hera - Also participated in the contest for the Golden Apple. Hera was well known for being spiteful and vengeful when she didn't get her way.
Hermes - acted mainly on Zeus' behalf, because he felt responsible for starting the war. Hermes did very little, but it was he that chose Paris for the contest for the Golden Apple, and he that led Priam safely to Achilles' tent to beg for the return of Hector's body.
Hephaestos - Sided with the Greeks out of spite against Aphrodite and Ares, and for devotion to his mother, Hera.
Thetis - Sided with the Greeks because she was the mother of Achilles.
Who was the Greek king of Sparta during the Trojan war?
The King of Sparta was Helen's husband, Menelaus.
What role did Aphrodite play in causing the Trojan war?
Aphrodite was the winner of the beauty contest between her, Athena, and Hera. Each of the goddesses offered Paris, the judge, something different, and Aphrodite's offer, the love of the most beautiful woman, appealed to him the most. However, the most beautiful woman, Helen, was married to Menelaus, king of Sparta. When she was taken by Paris to Troy, a war ensued.
How old was Helen at the end of the Trojan war?
Helen's age isn't given at any point.
It can be assumed, though, that she was married to Menelaus at a young age, maybe 16, had been married for a short time (not long enough to have borne him any children) before her abduction by Paris. The siege of Troy lasted 10 years, so it's reasonable to assume she was older than 26, but younger than 30.
What is Trojan horse in Iliad story?
The Trojan Horse doesn't appear in the Iliad. The tale we are most familiar with comes from Virgil's Aeneid, and those particular events take place in between Homer's Iliad and the follow-up Odyssey.
After 10 years of seige and war, and with the best warriors on both sides slain, the Greeks and Trojans were essentially at a stalemate. Odysseus comes up with the idea of taking some of the timbers from their wrecked ships and building a giant horse. A single soldier would be "left behind" to inform the Tojans of the meaning. Sinon was the Greek who volunteered.
Upon opening the gates, the Trojans questions Sinon, who informed them that the horse was left as a gift to Athena for the desecration of one of her temples by the Greeks. Only Laocoon guessed the ruse and famously warned "I fear the Danaans (Greeks), even bearing gifts". For this, Poseidon sent serpents to strangle him and his sons.
Inside the belly, according to Virgil, were 30 soldiers, and two spies in the head to see what was happening. That night, when Troy slept, Odysseus and his men crept toward the gate, killed the night guard and opened the gates to the waiting Greek army. Troy was sacked and burned and it's women taken as slaves. Only a few Trojans escaped, under the leadership of Aeneas.
What goddess sided with the Greeks in the Trojan war and why?
Athena and Hera - because they lost the contest for the Golden Apple to Aphrodite (who then awarded the hand of Helen to Paris, starting the war)
Poseidon - Because Priam's father, Laomedon, did not repay him justly for building the walls of Troy.
Hermes - Because mythologically, Hermes represented the Wind, which is always opposed to the Sun, Apollo, and Apollo sided with the Trojans because they built him a massive temple (which the Greeks defiled and sacked)
Hephaestus - Because Aphrodite and her lover, Ares, sided with the Trojans.
Thetis - Because she is the mother of Achilles by Pelus, both Achaeans (Greeks).
Who killed Archilis in Trojan war?
Paris of Troy killed Achilles in the Trojan war by shooting a poisoned arrow into his heel, the only part of him that wasn't protected. This is where we get the phrase "Achilles heel".
Did all of Greece fight in the Trojan war?
No. The Greeks involved were the Mycenaean Greeks, which is pretty much just the southern tip and the Peloponnese. Agamemnon was either the king of Argos or Mycenae (perhaps both), and Menelaus was the king of Sparta. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca, Ajax the king of Salamis, and Achilles king of the Myrmidons. Now, while this may have represented MOST of the power of Greece at the time, it was hardly all inclusive. The only reason so many went to war is because Agamemnon and Menelaus were powerful and influential kings and the others paid tribute to them.
How is theTrojan horse a symbol of the Trojan war?
The Trojan War began when the goddess of chaos wrote "To the fairest" on her golden apple and threw it an equal distance from Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Each claimed the apple because they thought they were the fairest, and they decided to have Paris, a Trojan prince, determine who the fairest was. They all bribed him to convince him to pick themselves, and he chose Aphrodite, who offered him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy. She was married to King Minelaus, who was Greek. She and Paris ran off together and that started the Trojan War (the phrase 'the face that launched a thousand ships' refers to Helen's beauty and this war). The Trojan War lasts for several years, and eventually the Greeks are surrounding Troy, but they can't get through the defensive walls. The Greeks left a giant wooden horse right outside of Troy and they sailed all of their ships just a few miles away, far enough away to be out of sight. They wanted the Trojans to think that they went home and they left the wooden horse as an offering to Poseidon, the god of the ocean, for a safe trip home. The Trojans saw the horse, and took it into the city, thinking they could burn it later and celebrate their victory over the Greeks. When night came, the soldiers in the horse snuck out and opened the gates of Troy. The Greeks stormed through Troy, killed most of the Trojans, and burned everything in Troy. Very few Trojans escaped, and the Greeks won the Trojan War.
Today, a Trojan horse signifies a gift from an enemy that will only bring you harm, like the computer virus, which pretends to be a harmless file so you will download it, but then it attacks your computer.
Where is the original Trojan Horse?
The city of Troy was sacked and burned. Any horse would have been made out of wood and destroyed in the fire that consumed the city... provided there ever even was a horse.
How were Gods divided during the Trojan War?
i don't know them all, these are just the ones listed in my copy of The Iliad:
favored the greeks:
poseidon
hera
athena
hephaestus
favored the trojans:
apollo
artemis
aphrodite
ares
hermes
What did Livy say about Rome and the Trojan war?
Livy, the Roman historian, referenced the Trojan War in his works, particularly in the context of Rome's legendary origins. He suggested that the war paved the way for the eventual founding of Rome, as it led to the escape of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, who became a foundational figure in Roman mythology. Livy's accounts highlight the belief that Romans were descendants of Trojans, linking their identity to the epic tales of heroism and destiny associated with the war. This connection served to elevate Rome's status and legitimacy in the ancient world.
Who surrendered in the Trojan War?
"The Greek city of Troy."
First of all, Troy was not a Greek city. While it may have had roots as a colony, and may have even shared a language, it did not associate itself with the other Greek city-states. It had its own king and lands, and payed tribute to no one.
As for the war, No one surrendered. Troy was defeated by being razed to the ground by the Greek Army. The ruling line was killed to the man (in fact, the infant son of Hector was thrown from the city walls), as were all the noble men (who weren't already killed). The rest were taken into slavery, or fled to the coast to escape the city's destruction.
Those who survived traveled across the Mediterranean to the coast of Italy and founded the settlement of Alba Longa.
He was the Priest of Apollo during the Trojan war and the Sack of Troy. He appears in book 2 of Aeneid
What happened to the survivor of the Trojan war?
The survivors were, depending upon what or who you mean, either enslaved Trojans or conquering Greeks, though the premise of the Aeneid is that noble Aeneas escaped with a few Trojans and eventually founded the Roman race.
This is a very open ended and ambiguous question as stated, perhaps you could help define the terms a little more. Generally, Trojan men were killed, some women were enslaved, and Greek men were beset by troubles or death on the way home for their impiety.
The best source for the greatest number of survivors would be to read the Odyssey, which tells the story of the most famous survivor, and includes numerous side stories which tell us what happened to various individuals after the fall of Troy.
