Trojan War

By rneumann
  • 1000 BCE

    Wedding of King Peleus and Thetis

    At the wedding of King Peleus and Thetis, Eris, goddess of Discord, threw a golden apple into the hall, Causing Aphrodite, Hera and Athena to enter a competition of beauty to win the apple.
  • 1000 BCE

    Paris judges and accepts Aphrodite's bribe

    Aphrodite offers Paris the fairest woman in the world, and he accepts her bribe. The fairest woman was Helen who was married to King Menelaus.
  • 1000 BCE

    Paris steals Helen

    Aphrodite helps Paris steal Helen while Menelaus is away.
  • 1000 BCE

    Menelaus finds out Helen is gone

    Menelaus comes home with Helen gone and calls on all of Greece to fight with him to get her back.
  • 1000 BCE

    Odysseus and Achilles try to avoid the war

    Odysseus and Achilles try to avoid the war by acting insane and dressing like a woman, but both are caught and have to fight.