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Jan 1, 1000
Marriage of King Peleus
This was an important wedding between Peleus and Thetis. All the gods and goddesses were there but one. Eris,goddess of discord, wasn't invited to the wedding. This stir up trouble. -
Jan 1, 1000
The Golden Apple
Eris, who is angry at the Gods, throws a beauty contest. She throws an apple between the goddesses and marks it for the fairest of them.The Goddesses continue to argye over who is until Zeus sends them to Paris, Prince of Troy, to judge the contest. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Feb 5, 1100
The Trojan War
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Jan 2, 1000
The Judgement of Paris
The Goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena meet Pais and bribe him to choose who is the fairest of the three. They all give their reasons why, and Paris is left to cfhoose. Paris eventually chooses Aphrodite's bribe to have the most beautiful woman in the world. This was basically the start of the Trojan War. -
Jan 5, 1000
Abduction of Helen
As promised, Paris gets the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was "abducted" by Paris and Aphrodite.But she was newly selected to be the wife of Menelaus, a Spartan King. When Menelaus returns home to find Helen gone, and see she is taken by Paris, an invasion fleet is prepared to attack the city of Troy. -
Jan 10, 1000
Preparing to attack!
The Greek army and fleet ready for the invasion of Troy. The Greek army will be led by Agamemnon and will be joined by Odysseus, Achilles, and other powerful warriors. To get across the sea, the Gods demand something from the Greeks for a sacrifice.Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia is put to death and the Greeks set sail. -
Jan 31, 1000
Invading Troy
The Greek fleet, 100 ships strong, reaches the Simois River by Troy. The first man is killed as result of war,Protesilaus, who was the first Greek off the ships. -
Feb 5, 1000
Siege of Troy
The Greeks attack Troy and the battle continues for the next nine years without any clear result. -
Jan 10, 1009
Abduction of Chryseis
A daughter of a priest of Apollo is taken by the Greeks and Agamemnon takes her. He admits she is finer than his own wife and refuses to give her back.Apollo gets revenge and shoots flaming arrows at the Greek army. Agamemnon gives her back but Achilles must return his maiden, which angers him and his mom. -
Feb 5, 1009
Siege of Troy
Nine year seige of the city of Troy. -
Feb 5, 1009
Siege of Troy
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Feb 10, 1009
Thetis and Olympus
Achille's mother, already mad, goes up to Olympus and asks for the Gods to let the Trojans win. The Gods are split: Poseidon, Hera, and Athena side with the Greeks, but Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, and Ares side with the Trojans. -
Feb 15, 1009
Menelaus vs. Paris
Menelaus and Paris fight outside the city of Troy. Menelaus wins against Paris but Paris is saved and taken back to the city by Aphrodite. -
Feb 16, 1009
Truce?
Agamemnon proposes a truce but the gods get inbetween by angering a Trojan soldier and the fight continues. -
Feb 20, 1009
Ares joins the Trojan war.
Ares comes to the battlefield on the side of the Trojans but is driven away by a great Greek warrior, Diomedes, with Athenas help. -
Mar 1, 1009
Retreat of the Greeks
Hector and the Trojans push the Greeks back to their ships. The Greeks barely hold their ground by the shoreline. -
Mar 10, 1009
Death of Petroclus
As Achilles prepares himself to go back to Greece, his bestfriend Petroclus takes his armor and leads the Greeks back against the Trojans. He wore Achilles's armor. However, soon, he is killed by Hector, who takes Achilles's armor. -
Mar 20, 1009
Return of Achilles
Achilles is angered and saddened by his bestfriend's death. This causes him to return to fight the Trojans. He has his new armor his mom gets from Hephaestus, and with his new armor he drives the Trojans back to Troy and kills Hector. -
Mar 21, 1009
Death of Achilles
Soon after killing Hector, Achilles is killed by Paris, who dies not long after. -
Mar 30, 1009
Death of Ajax
Achilles's armor was given to Oddyseus, but another great Greek warrior, Ajax, feels he has failed since he didn't get it and goes crazy before killing himself. -
Apr 25, 1009
Final Plan
Diomedes and Oddyseus come up with a final plan to defeat Troy by using a giant wooden horse and sneaking soldiers behind the city gates. -
May 1, 1009
Destruction of Troy
The Trojans bring the giant wooden horse into the city, and when they fall asleep the Greeks jump out. They open the gates and the Greek army rushes in, and the city is left in ruin.
