The Trojan War By Kristen McKinney

By Malachi Roldan
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis

    Eris, the goddess of discord, was the only god uninvited. She threw a golden apple into the wedding that said "For the fairest". Aphroite, Athena and Hera all wanted the apple, but Zeus would not choose between them.
  • Jan 2, 1000

    Judgement of paris

    A contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos--Aphrodite, Hera and Athena--for the prize of a golden apple addressed to "the fairest" The story begins at the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis to which all of the gods were invited, all except Eris, the goddess of discord.
  • Jan 3, 1000

    Paris visits King Menelaus of Sparta

    Menelaus wife, Helen, was the the most beautiful women in the world, daughhter of Zeus.
  • Jan 4, 1000

    Paris abducts Helen

    Paris abducts Helen the beautiful wife of Menalaus, king of Sparta, and carried her off to the city of Troy, the Greeks responded by mounting an attack on the city, thus beginning the Trojan War.
  • Jan 5, 1000

    Menelaus invokes the Oath

    Menelaus invokes the Oath of Tyndareus to bring Helen back to Greece. He raises thousands of ships and all of the Greek kings to his aid
  • Jan 6, 1000

    Odysseus and Achilles Avoid the Army

    Odysseus initially pretends he’s insane by sowing salt on his fields in order to avoid going. However, he is discovered when the messenger places his son directly in front of his plow
    Achilles also tries to avoid going because it was prophesized that he would die at the hands of the Trojans. At his mother Thetis’ bidding, he disguises himself as a woman and hides in Lycomedes’ court. Odysseus discovers him when he lays out
    ornaments and weapons on a table and Achilles is drawn to the weapons
  • Jan 7, 1000

    Trojan War Begins

    agamemnon and Menelaus seek war and send thousands of ships to the Aegean Sea
  • Jan 8, 1000

    The fleet is assembled

    The Greeks discover that Artemis is causing the wind to blow and that she’s upset. The only way to appease her is to sacrifice a royal maiden. Agamemnon sacrifices his own daughter Iphigenia to allow the armies to set sail.
  • Jan 9, 1000

    The Greek troops arrive at Troy

    Apollo sends a plague to punish the Greeks for Agamemnon’s mistreatment of his
    priestess Chryseis
  • Jan 10, 1000

    The Abduction of Cryseis

    Achilles convinces Agamemnon to return Chryseis to her father, but Agamemnon demands Achilles’ maiden Briseis in return which angersAchilles vows to have nothing to do with the Greeks from then on Thetis, also upset, tries to convince Zeus to take sides against the Greek ,The Gods take sides