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Who : Zeus & Leda (wife of King Tyndareus)
What : Zeus seduces Leda and gives her an egg with two children
When: Before the Trojan War
Where: In a forrest somewhere in Sparta
Why : Zeus fell into Leda's arms trying to be saved from an eagle. This event is important because the egg bore Helen who would become Helen of Troy. -
Events before the Trojan War, During the War and the even that ended the war.
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Who : Paris (a Trojan prince) & Helen
What : Paris came to Sparta on Zeus' orders to get the most beautiful goddess.
When : Before the Trojan War
Where : This happened in Sparta but Paris was taking Helen to Troy
Why : This event is important because Helen's abduction is what made Odysseus go to Troy. This then started the Trojan War. -
Who : Agamemnon, Achilles & Briseis
What : Agamemnon loses his woman Chryseis and demands Briseis (Achilles woman) as compensation. This caused Achilles to drop out of the war. This caused horrible consequences for the Greeks.
When: During the War
Where: Somewhere in Greece
Why: This is important because Briseis' abduction caused most of the fights between Agamemnon and Achilles in the Trojan War. -
Who : Hector & Achilles
What : Achilles fights Hector to avenge is friend, Patroclus, in this battle Hector dies
When : During the War
Where: Somewhere outside of Troy
Why : Achilles killing Hector is important because it causes Achilles to give the Trojans a twelve day truce to mourn Hector. Because Achilles killed Hector, prince of Troy, this gave the Greeks a much better chance at winning the war. -
Who : Achilles and Penthesilea
What: Achilles killed Penthesilea and after fell in love with her.
When : During the War
Where : In a battle outside of Troy
Why: This event is important because it changed around Achilles death. Originally, Penthesilea is supposed to do it but because he kills her Paris does it. -
Who : Paris & Achilles
What : Paris shot Achilles in the heel with a poisoned arrow.
When: During the War
Where: In Troy
Why: This marks the death of Achilles, a Greek Hero. Although this did not help the Trojans win the battle it did give them more advantages. -
Who : Ajax
What : Ajax and Odysseus fought for Achilles magical armor. Ajax lost and fell upon his sword in his own sorrow.
When : During the Trojan War
Where : Outside of Troy
Why : This is important because it prompted the making of the Trojan horse. -
Who : The Greeks vs. The Trojans
What : The Greeks made a wooden horse and gave it to the Trojans as a "peace offering". This made the Trojans think the war was over and they took the horse in with no worry.
When : End of the War
Where : In Troy
Why : The Trojans bringing in the Trojan Horse marks the end of the war because the Greeks in the horse let other Greek soldiers in the city and they took over the whole city.
