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Zeus intervenes in the life of Peleus and arranges the wedding of Peleus to Thetis, the lovely sea goddess.
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One of the events that led up to the Trojan War and to the foundation of Rome.
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If declared the most beautiful goddess, Aphrodite promised to give Paris the most beautiful woman in the world—Helen. Aphrodite won the contest.
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Paris went to Sparta and took Helen away with him to Troy.
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Agamemnon raised an army of Greek warriors to retrieve Helen.
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Odysseus and Achilles were strong Greek warriors and helped Agamemnon to defeat Troy. Achilles killed the Trojan hero Hector. Odyssey invented the famous Trojan horse.
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Against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
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Agamemnon enslaves Chryseis and makes her a war prize.
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Apollo sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies.
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Achilles convinces Agamemnon to return Chryseis to her father, but Agamemnon demands Achilles’ maiden Briseis in return which angers Achilles
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Thetis, also upset, tries to convince Zeus to take sides against the Greeks.
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Menelaus fights against Paris to determine whether Helen should return to Greece
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Diomedes injures Aeneas, Aphrodite, and Ares with Athena’s help
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Patroclus is slain by Hector who mistakes him for Achilles
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Achilles kills Hector and refuses to return his body to Priam
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Odysseus comes up with the idea for the Trojan Horse
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The Greek leaders hide inside the horse while the rest of the army pretends like it is leaving
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At night the Greeks surprise the Trojans while they sleep and massacre them
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