The Trojan War The Trojan War
• Took place between 1260-1250 B.C. • Archaeological evidence that there was a war, but true cause unknown • Scholars believe the war began over the Greeks and Trojans fighting for control of the trade route between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea The Trojan War The Beginnings
THETIS PELEUS The Bribes
I will give I will lead I will make you the the Trojans you lord of most to victory Europe & beautiful against the Asia woman in Greeks the world
HERA ATHENA APHRODITE The Judgment of Paris
I want the most beautiful woman, duh…. The Cause of the War
King Menelaus Queen Helen King of Sparta Hot Babe
Is it my fault he left me home alone with his wife?
Paris Dumb Guest Greek Warriors Rally Behind Menelaus
THE OATH GREATEST WARRIORS OF GREECE Follow Menelaus
EXCEPT Get me out of this dress; I want to fight!
I don’t want to risk my life for some faithless harlot
ODYSSEUS ACHILLES The Greeks Leave for Troy You killed my rabbit, so now Met at Aulis; Artemis angry give me a Couldn’t sail as long as sacrifice! North wind blew
Seriously, dad, you let me be The sacrifice of Iphigenia killed so you could conquer Troy? The Warriors
GREEK TROJAN
ACHILLES HECTOR ODYSSEUS PARIS AGAMEMNON PANDARUS MENELAUS PRINCE AENEAS AJAX DIOMEDES NESTOR PATROCLUS The Gods Take Sides
GREEK TROJAN
POSEIDON APHRODITE ATHENA APOLLO HERA ARTEMIS ARES
ZEUS FAVORED TROJANS BUT STAYED NEUTRAL TO APPEASE HERA The Royal House of Troy
PRIAM – King of Troy HECUBA- Queen of Troy HECTOR – Son of Priam and Hecuba PARIS- Son of Priam and Hecuba ANDROMACHE- Hector’s Wife ASTYANAX- Hector’s son PRINCE AENEAS-Son of Aphrodite and a Trojan Prince The Bloody Battle
Lasted for 10 years
Hand-to-hand combat
Went back and forth
Periods of temporary truce to bury the dead The Ninth Year
Achilles and Agamemnon fight over Briseis
Achilles abandons the war
Paris and Menelaus duel- Paris flees
Agamemnon declares victory for the Greeks until Pandarus restarts the war
Zeus helps the Trojans – Greeks are close to fleeing The Ninth Year
Agamemnon offers Briseis back; Achilles refuses
Patroclus begs Achilles to return to war; Achilles refuses
Hector kills Patroclus; Achilles returns to battles to avenge his death
Achilles kills Hector
Paris kills Achilles The End: Odysseus’ Plan
Greeks build hollow horse and hide inside
Greeks leave Sinon to convince the Trojans to take the horse into the city
Priest Laocoon tries to warn the Trojans; Poseidon sends a serpent to kill Laocoon
Greeks enter Troy and wait until night to attack The End: Troy in Flames
Greeks attack before Trojans know what is happening
Achilles’ son kills Priam
Helen is returned to Menelaus
Women were taken as slaves, including Queen Hecuba and Princess Andromache
Hector’s infant son was thrown from the wall- killed
Only Prince Aeneas escaped Homer’s Epic Poems
First written record of Greece Describes the 10 year journey of Odysseus as he tries to return to his Describes the events of 51 days of home, Ithaka, from Troy the last year of war when Achilles kills Hector