The Trojan War

Eris - Goddess of Discord

Jan 1, 1200

Eris is left out of a banquet and throws a golden apple into the banquet hall marked For The Fairest. Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena want the apple. Zeus doesn't want to get involved.

Judgement of Paris

Feb 1, 1200

Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera are sent to Paris of Troy by Zeus for him to decide which is the fairest. All offer bribes. He chooses Aphrodite who offers the fairest woman in all the world.

Paris steals Helen from Greece

Mar 1, 1200

Helen is the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen's husband calls upon the Greek Army to retrieve her and Odysseus and Achilles are sought out to join the army.

Artemis stops Greek Army

Jun 1, 1200

Artemis holds back the Army out on the sea until they sacrifice a royal maiden to make up for killing a family of hares.

Trojan War

Period: Jun 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 1210

No Advantage for Greeks or Trojans

Period: Jun 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 1209

Achilles stays out of battle

Jan 1, 1210

Agamemnon (Greek) took away Achille's (Greek) prize of honor and Thetis, his mother, convinces him to have nothing to do with the Greeks. Gives Trojans an advantage.

Gods and Goddesses take sides

Jan 1, 1210

For the Greeks: Hera, Athena, and Poseidon
For the Trojans: Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis
Zeus favors the Trojans but would rather stay neutral

Paris vs. Menelaus

Feb 1, 1210

Menelaus (Greek), Helen's husband, wins and Trojans are nearly convinced to give Helen back but Athena persuades someone to break the truce and the war rages on.

Diomedes vs. Aeneas

Mar 1, 1210

Aeneas (Trojan) is wounded and Aphrodite tries to carry him away but Diomedes (Greek) hurts her so she flees. Apollo saves Aeneas.

Diomedes & Athena vs Hector & Ares

Apr 1, 1210

Diomedes (Greek) tells Greeks to fall back, having spotted Ares beside Hector (Trojan). Hera urges him to fight Ares and Athena drives Diomedes spear into Ares (picture of Athena helping Diomedes).

Trojan Queen makes offering for Athena

Apr 2, 1210

Hector urges the Queen of Troy to offer a beautiful robe to Athena. She prays for help but Athena denies the prayer.

Zeus & Trojans vs Hera & Greeks

May 1, 1210

Zeus helps Trojans gain advantage. Achilles is bribed into rejoining the fight but refuses. Hera puts Zeus to sleep and advantage goes to Greeks until he awakes.

Patroclus vs Hector

Jun 1, 1210

Patroclus (Greek), a friend of Achilles, urges him to fight. Achilles refuses once more but allows him to take his armor. Patroclus leads Achilles men until Hector kills him.

Achiles & Athena vs Hector

Jul 1, 1210

Thetis has Hephaestus make Achilles new armor and weapons (as seen in picture). Achilles wants revenge for Patroclus's death and chases Hector. Athena tricks Hector into stopping.

Achilles kills Hector

Jul 2, 1210

Achilles drags Hector's body behind his chariot (in picture). The Trojan King visits Achilles and the Greeks allow a 9 day truce for Hector's funeral.

Achilles is killed

Aug 1, 1210

Achilles dies when Paris shoots an arrow at him and Apollo guides it to hit his heel, his only weak spot.

Ajax & Paris die

Sep 1, 1210

Ajax (Greek) commits suicide. Paris dies by Hercules's bow and arrows

Fall of Troy

Period: Sep 1, 1210 to Dec 31, 1210

Greeks steal image of Athena from Troy

Sep 2, 1210

Troy couldn't be taken while it had possesion of the image of Athena.

Trojan priest and sons die

Oct 1, 1210

The Trojan Horse is built and the Trojans think the Greeks gave up. They believe the story a Greek tells them - that the horse was an offering to Athena - and are about to bring it inside the city. A Trojan priest warns about Greeks bearing gifts but he and his two sons are strangled by Poseidon's serpents.

Trojan Horse

Nov 1, 1210

Greek chieftains hide inside the wooden horse and climb out when night falls, opening the gates of Troy for the rest of the army. They set fire to the houses and triumph over the Trojans.

End of Troy

Dec 1, 1210

Trojan men are dead, the women are held captive, and the children taken from them.