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Helen Abducted
After Paris deems Venus as the most beautiful goddess, Venus allows him to choose any woman he wishes to have. She is abducted and given to Paris and thus pissed off the Greeks, triggering the start of the Trojan War. -
Agamemnon Sacrifices His Daughter
Agamemnon, in order to gain favorable winds from Diana to sail to Troy, sacrificed his daughter Iphigeneia. Agamemnon sacrificed her in Aulis. This occurred when Agamemnon was first traveling to Troy with his troops. -
Agamemnon seizes Briseis
The Greeks took two maidens, Briseis and Chryseis, from a Trojan allied town. Agamemnon took Chryseis for himself and Achilles took Briseis. Chryseis' father asks Apollo to put a plague on the Achaens until she is returned. Agamemnon returns her on the condition that he gets Briseis. Achilles is shamed and refuses to fight in the war. The Greeks lose their greatest warrior in the middle of the Trojan War. -
Paris and Menelaus Duel
Menelaus challenges any Trojan to a duel, Paris reluctantly steps forward and says that the battle will decide peace by deciding whom shall have Helen. As soon as Menelaus is about to kill Paris, Venus swoops in and saves Paris. Agamemnon insists Menelaus won and demands for Helen. The Gods argue and are resigned to rekindle the fighting again. This is important because it was an attempt to end the war, but failed. -
Achilles Re-enters War
After the death of his dear friend Patrocles, Achilles decides to re-enter the war to avenge his friend's death. This took place on Trojan land during the war. -
Achilles Returns Hector's Body
Achilles killed Hector to avenge the death of Patrocles. He dishonors Hector's body by dragging it around Troy and refusing to give it back to Priam. However, Priam himself goes to Achilles peacefully to beg for his body back. Achilles decides to return the body and let's Priam return unharmed to Troy. This shows the mercy of Achilles and the respect for fallen soldiers. -
Trojan Horse
The Greeks built a wooden horse and filled it with soldiers and offered it to the Trojans as a trick sign of peace to end the war. The Trojans accepted the offer and brought it inside the walls to their citadel, despite Laocoon predicting that it was a deceitful gift. When the Trojans were drunk asleep one night, the Greeks were released from the horse, opened the gates of Troy for more Greek soldiers and slaughtered the Trojan people and city. It marked the end of the Trojan War. -
Death of Priam
Pyrrhus is in a raging madness and on a quest to avenge his father's death. Priam is old and weak and unable to defend himself. Pyrrhus sluaghters him. It signifies the fall of Troy and the end of the Trojan War.
