The Trojan war

Paris' judgement

Jan 25, 1100

Paris Judges the Beauty of three goddesses, Aphrodit, Hera, and Pallas Athena to decided who is the Fairest and who gets the golden apple. He choeses Aphrodite.

Helen marries Menelaus

Feb 1, 1100

Menelaus was also made king of Sparta

first man steps ashore

Feb 12, 1100

Portesilaus was the first to step ashore and the first to die.

Paris comes to stay as a guest

Mar 2, 1100

Menelaus trust him and goes off the Crete leaving Paris in his home

menelausa returns home

Apr 7, 1100

When he returns he finds that Paris has taken his wife

Menelaus assembles an army

Apr 8, 1100

He has Achilles and Odyesseus with him

heavy winds from an angry god

Apr 9, 1100

Artemis was angry and said that the only way to have a safe voyage was to sacrific Iphigenia, the eldest daughter of the commander in cheif, Agamemnon.

Iphigenia is sacrificed

Apr 10, 1100

winds stop blowing

Apr 10, 1100

after sacrificing Iphigenia the winds become calm

Portesilaus' wife, Laodamia, kills herself

Apr 12, 1100

Hermes brang him back up from the dead. Laodamia couldnt stand to lose him again so she killed herself.

Neither side could gain advanage

Mar 14, 1109

after nine years neither side could gain advantage

quarrel between Achilles and Agmemnon

Apr 16, 1109

Quarrel between Achillies and Agmemnon started over a woman named Chryseis.

Achilles tries to please apollo

May 17, 1109

Achilles tries to please Apollo by getting Chryseis back to her father.

Agmemnon takes Briseis

May 17, 1109

In turn for Achilles takeing chryseis back to her father, Agmemnon takes Briseis, Achilles prize of honor.

Achilles' mother came to him

Jun 19, 1109

she told him to have nothing to do with the Greeks and that all the Gods were fighting over this war.

fight between Menelaus and Paris

Jun 20, 1109

Menelaus and Paris fought untile Paris vanished. Menelaus then went through the Trojan ranks looking for Paris but couldnt find him. Agamemnon then declared tht Menelaus had won and Helen should be given back. This would have happend if Athena would have interfered causeing a man to shoot an arrow at Menelaus, starting the fighting again.

Zues' plan

Jun 20, 1109

Zues started a fight in effort to end the trojan war. He made Agmemnon start fighting and this created a hugh fight. The two sides then stoped fighting and made Menelaus and Paris fight alone.

diomedes and hector and ares

Jul 10, 1109

Diomedes was causeing trouble until Hector and Ares came to him. He wanted the greeks to fall back but this angered Hera. She convinced Diomedes to shoot and arrow at Ares taking him down. The Trojans fell back at this point

Zues helps out the Trojans

Jul 16, 1109

Zues promised Thetis he would avenge Achilles' wrong so he made all the Gods stay in Olympus while he helped the Trojans gain advantage and because Achilles wasnt there the greeks almost fled back to thier ships.

Achilles gets offer from chieftains

Jul 17, 1109

The Greek chieftans figured the reason they lost the war was because Achilles wasn't with them. They went to his ten where he was with Patroclus. They offered him treaures for him. He refused they're offer.

hera steps in

Jul 20, 1109

Zeus was helping the trojans get ahead so hera seduced him and poured sweet sleep on him. when he fell asleep the greeks got the upper hand.

Zues Awakens

Jul 21, 1109

Zues woke up mad. Hera blamed Poseidon. Zues belived her and ordered Poseidon to back down and he did this. The Trojans once again gained the advantage.

Patroclus fights in Achilles' armor

Jul 22, 1109

Patroclus wanted to give the Greeks the upperhand so he took Axhilles' armor and fought. Everybody thought he was Achilles though he didnt fight like him. He fought Hector 1 on 1 and lost. He was wounded fatally. Hector took the armor and virtually gained the power of Achilles.

Return of Achilles

Jul 23, 1109

Antilochus told Achilles of Patroclus' death. His mother came from her place in the caves of the sea to comfort him in his depressed state. He swore to avenge the death. His mother told him that she would have new armor made by morning, He told his army he would once again lead them, which he then did.

Achilles fights Hector

Jul 24, 1109

Achilles forced the Trojans back into Troy. He and Athena chased Hector around the city walls 3 times before Achilles drove a spear into Hectors gullet. After killing him he showed great disrespect to the corpse. Prian came begging for the body of his oldest son and Achilles showed mercy by complying.

Achilles' Heel

Aug 21, 1109

After killing Prince Memnon and leading the Greeks into the city of Troy, Achilles was shot with an arrow by Paris. It hit his heal, the one part of his body inwhich he was vulnurable. This was the one part that wasn't covered by the enchanted waters of the river Styx, He was burned on the funeral pyre. His ashes were put with those of Patroclus. His arms were presented to Odysseus after a vote.

Ajax commits suicide

Aug 22, 1109

Ajaz felt disgraced for not getting the armor of Achilles. He decided to kill Agamomnon and Menelaus. Athena saw what he was doing and made him insane. He thought a herd of cattle was the Trojan forces. He killed many before he became sane again. Once he realized what he did, he was ashammed and embarassed so he killed himself with his sword.

Paris dies

Aug 23, 1109

A prophet told the Greeks they would not beat the Trojans until they aquired the bow and arrow of Hercules. Hercules died and his arms went to Prince Philoctetes on the Greek side. He was bit by a snake on his way to the beaches of Troy. He was left at Lemnos so Odysseus went to get the weapons, but he woke up and and showed up and killed Paris first.

The Palladium is stolen

Sep 2, 1109

After hearing of a sacred picture of Athena which was the only thing keeping Troy from falling, the Greeks sent Odysseus and Diomedes to steal it, they did so.

Trojan Hprse

Sep 4, 1109

The Trojan Horse was a plan thought up by Odysseus. It was to have all the chieftains get inside a giant wooden horse Everyone else would "leave," while they left one behind to do the tricky part, convince the Trojans to take the horse into the city. They would say it was a trofy of sorts. In the middle of the night, the Hreeks would come out and take down the city from the inside. They would open the gates and let the rest of the army in and then burn Troy to the ground.

Troy Falls

Sep 5, 1109

The Greeks carry out there plan with great success. They killed every man, took every child, and sold every woman into slavery. There was nothing left of the city of Troy...