Trojan War

AP Lang

The seeds of war where planted when ___ created a dispute

Eris

a dispute between ___, ____, and _____, who fought over a golden apple

Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite

To help settle the dispute, ____ was asked to judge a beauty contest.

Paris

He(Paris) was swayed by the one who bribed him with the love of Helen, wife of ______.

Menelaus

After the new couple (_____) escaped to Troy, the Greeks amassed an army to avenge the disrespect.

Paris & Helen

The Greeks were led by _____, the brother of Helen’s former husband.

Agamemnon

They recruited heroes from all over Greece. One of the reluctant heroes was ______, who unsuccessfully disguised himself as a woman to avoid the war.

Achilles

Troy proved difficult to conquer, though, due to it’s high walls. Over the years, many lost their lives, including _____, _____’s son and Troy’s greatest warrior.

Hector, Priam

He(___) was killed by _____, who desecrated the corpse afterwards.

Hector, Achilles

After ten years, ______ helped to put an end to the war by concocting the Trojan Horse plan.

Odysseus

The Trojans, believing the Greeks had fled, brought in the Greek’s “gift.” That night The Greeks, hidden inside the horse made their way through Troy, killing the Trojans by score.

Trojan Horse Plot

The Princess of Troy, ______, hid herself in Athene’s Temple, but was found by _____.

Cassandra, Ajax the Lesser

She was subsequently assaulted, much to the disgust of Athene, who enlists the help of ______ to curse the Greeks on their journey home.

Zeus

Even those who returned safely, like Agamemnon, found danger at home. He was killed by ____, his wife’s lover, upon his return.

Aegisthus