trojon war

Agamemnon

Menelaus’ brother leader of the spartans

Menelaus

King of Sparta, married to Helen

Achilles

Son of Peleus and Thetis, greatest warrior. Joined Agamemnon in battle against Troy

Eris

Goddess of discord and strife

Beauty contest

Eris gave a golden apple to the ‘fairest’ her Athena and Aphrodite, who fought over it.

Judgement of Paris

Zeus ordered Paris to decide who was the fairest. Each goddess gave him an offer. Aphrodite won

hera’s offer

Land to rule

Athena’s offer

Strength

Aphrodite’s offer

The most beautiful mortal woman (Helen)

Helen of Troy

Married to Menelaus (King of Sparta), abducted by Paris

Start of the Trojan war

Binded by a vow to protect Helen‘s marriage, Sparta’s set out to Troy for war

Achilles refuse

After kidnapping two women, argued with Agamemnon about returning them to end the plague. Achilles refused to fight.

Spartan plague

Angry about Achilles abduction of two Trojan women, Apollo gave the Spartans a plague

Hector

Brother of Paris and Commander of the Trojans

Agamemnon’s dream

Dream from Zeus to ambush the Trojans

Menelaus vs Paris

Battle Menelaus almost won but Aphrodite saved Paris

Patroclus

Friend of Achilles, killed by Hector. Brought Achilles back to battle.

Gods on the Spartan side

Hera, Hermes, Hephaestus, Athena, Poseidon

Gods on the Trojan side

Ares, Apollo, Aphrodite, Artemis

Odysseus

Came up with the Trojan horse idea

Trojan horse

A wooden horse made as a ‘gift’ to infiltrate Troy

Fall of Troy

The Trojans let in the wooden horse and a battle emerged burning down the city of Troy and ending the Trojan war

Aenea

One of the survivors of the Trojan war

Death of Hector

The Trojan’s retreated apart from Hector. Achilles killed Hector and dragged his body around the city of Troy behind his chariot three times in victory.