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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 is the Greek hero who died tragically in the Trojan War?
Achilles. He was shot through the ankle, the only place where he had mortal skin. He was shot by Paris, Prince of Troy, and brother of Hector, the man Achilles killed when Hector killed Achilles' cousin, Pactroclyes(sp?). Achilles died of an infection from the shot.
Was Achilles a character in the Trojan war?
He was. In the course of the war, his famously vulnerable heel was shot by an arrow and he was killed. He was considered a great hero on the Greek side.
In a paragraph describe the Trojan war?
The Trojan war is the war conducted by Agamemnon the king of Myceanae to restore to his brother Menelaus his ravished wife the famous Helen. The Siege will last 10 years that will end in many spectacular skirmishes between the Trojan and Greek Armies, the death of many celebrated heroes and finally the Trojan horse trick by Ulysses, devised as a plan to infiltrate the city as its defenses made it seem impregnable.
Who were the two groups fighting in the Trojan war?
The two groups fighting in the Trojan War were Sparta and Troy.
I think other Greeks were involved as well as Spartans.
Achilles special troops in Trojan war?
Achilles was king of the Myrmidons, a people who excelled at warfare. The myrmidons were one of the inspirations for Lycurgus the Lawgiver when he reformed Spartan society.
What tells the story of a man and his crew after the Trojan war?
The Aeneid tells the story following the Trojan war. It is written by Virgil.
How did the Greeks get into Troy with the Trojan horse?
The greeks builded the Trojan Horse and had the mightiest warriors hide inside of it while the rest waited at sea. Than at night the warriors came out if the Trojan Horse and started to destroy troy while the people at sea came to help the greeks.
What happened to Achilles after the Trojan war?
In the myth it said that achilles was dipped in the river styx he was invulnerabele except one spot his ankle and when he got shot in the ankle by the arrow he died so he didn't make it to the end of the trojan war.
How many Greek people survived after the Trojan war?
Just about all of them - the 'war' was a pillaging expedition into northern Asia Minor.
What year did the Trojan War occur?
no one knows for sure, because no one knows if it really happened. We can guess that if it did happen, it would have been around the year 1250 b.c.
Who wins the Trojan War in the story The Odyssey?
The odyssey was actually the story that came after the Trojan war. In the Illiad, Greece won the Trojan war after ambushing them using the wooden horse.
What did Poseidon have to do with the Trojan war?
Most of the Greek gods were more or less engaged in the Trojan war, for or against the Trojans.
What countries were at war during the Trojan war?
Cities were countries in those days. Some Greek cities under the command of the King of Mycenae attacked the city of Troy.
The brief summary of Trojan war?
Paris, prince of Troy takes Helen, queen of Sparta to Troy. Menelaus, king of Sparta gets mad and gets his brother Agamemnon to help him fight Troy. Greece fights Troy for ten years. In that time many are killed, including Hector, Achilles, and many others. Then the Greeks get fed up and pretend to quit and leave the infamous wooden horse outside the gates of Troy. The Trojans take it inside the city and the city is destroyed overnight.
What role did Hera have in the Trojan war?
During the Trojan War, Diomedes fought Hector and saw Ares fighting on the Trojans' side. Diomedes called for his soldiers to fall back slowly. Hera encouraged Diomedes to attack Ares and he threw his spear at the god. Athena drove the spear into Ares' body, and he bellowed in pain and fled to Mt. Olympus, forcing the Trojans to fall back.
Why was Odysseus the wisest man in the Trojan war?
For one thing he came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse.
