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The marriage of Pelius & Thetis was interrupted when Eris,Goddess of Discord, threw down at the gods a golden apple for "For the Fairest." Aphrodite, Athena and Hera all wanted the apple and tried to make Zeus choose between. But Zeus would not choose between them.
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The argument that happen between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite for the prize of beauty was decided by the Trojan Prince, Paris, who choosed of Aphrodite, who in return promised him, a young queen Helen.
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Paris goes to vist King Menelaus, and take his new love, Helen.
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King Menelaus, goes to Crete. While he's gone, Paris steals Helenand brings her back to Troy.
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After Paris carfried off with Helen to Troy, her husand Menelaus was very upset. But he was brother to Agamennon, the greatest king among the Greeks, and two of them visted all the Greeks leaders and conviced them to take part in a great war.
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Odysseus pretends he's crazy by killing his crops in order to avoid going. Achilles also tries to avoid going because it was said that he would die in a Trojan War. Both of them end up getting caught, and forced to joined the Army.
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After landing, Obysseus and Menelaus turn as ambassadors to Troy, to demand they give up Helen. But this demand, goes wrong and the Trojans refused to give up Helen.
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Over time of the War, the Greeks have taken war prizes.One of these prizes turns to be Chrysies, the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. Apollo (god of poetry, prophecy, medicine, and light)
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After Chryses prays to Apollo, and Apollo vists the Greeks with a disease. In the meeting of the Greeks, They summoned by Achilles (greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad). He says that to stop
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Agamemnon demands Achillies' maiden,Briseis,
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Thetis tries to convince Zeus to take sides against the Greeks.But
he favors the Trojans.
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The war begins, under the protection of Athena, Diomedes performs miracles of bravery, makesthe Trojans from surrendering Helen.
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The armies are standing facing eachother
prepared for fight, when they agree that the whole conflict will be decided by a duel between Paris and Menelaus. Paris is almost killedin the duel, and is only to be rescued from death by the intervention of Aphrodite. -
Diomedes injures Aeneas, Aphrodite, and Ares with Athena's help.
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Patroclus begs Achilles to borrow his armor to fight the Greeks. But patrocules is killed by Hector who mistaken him as Achilles.
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Hector joins the battle.
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Achilles joins the Fight to avenge Patrocules.
Achilles fights Hector. Achilles kills Hector and refuses to return his body to Praim (Father of Hector).
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After hearing Priam beg for the body of his son (Hector). The body of Hector is returned. Achilles is killed as said before by Paris who shoots him with a arrow in his heel.
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Odyssues comes up with an idea, the Trojan Horse. The Greek leaders hide inside the horse while the rest of the army pretends to be defeated.
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The Trojans move the horse into their city and celebrate the victory, they thought they won the war.
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At Night, The Greeks surprise the Trojans while they sleep and kill each and everyone of them. King Priam is killed.
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The Greek Army have won the war and They celebrate by destorying Troy in flames.
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http://www.ancient.eu/Trojan_War/
https://prezi.com/by1y09abss1v/timeline-the-trojan-war/
http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=trojan
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