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Jan 1, 1000
Wedding of King Pelius and Thetis
Eris, the Goddess and Discord, was the only uninvited. She threw a golden apple into the wedding that said "For the Fairest". Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera all wanted the apple, but Zeus would not choose between them -
Jan 2, 1000
Judgment 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." -
Jan 3, 1000
Paris goes to visit King Menelaus of Sparta
His wife, the most beautiful women in the world -
Jan 4, 1000
Paris abducts Helen
While Menelaus is away, Paris decides to taken Helen away from him -
Jan 5, 1000
King Menelaus is aware of the possibility that Helen might be snatched from him
Menelaus called up his army along with the help of Agamemnon to go to Troy and get Helen back -
Jan 6, 1000
Odysseus and Achillies try to avoid war
Agamemnon sees through Odysseus lie and trick Achillies into revealing himself -
Jan 7, 1000
The Trojan War
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Jan 8, 1000
Tenth year of Trojan War
After on and on battle, in the tenth year the most climatic and dramatic events take place -
Jan 9, 1000
Achilliles, the greatest greek hero, won't fight
When Agamemnon took Briseis from Achilles, the hero was outraged and refused to fight -
Jan 10, 1000
Achilles dear friend and companion at Troy, Patroclus, fights as Achillies
He asked Achilles to let him lead Achilles' troops. Achilles agreed, and lent Patroclus his armor. Dressed like Achilles and accompanied by the Myrmidons, Patroclus went into battle. He acquitted himself well, killing a number of Trojans. But then the greatest of the Trojan heroes, Hector, mistaking Patroclus for Achilles, killed him. -
Jan 11, 1000
A Madman Kills and Disgraces Hector
Achilles met Hector in single combat and killed him. Then, in his madness and grief over Patroclus, Achilles dishonored the Trojan hero's body by dragging it around the ground tied to his chariot by a belt. -
Jan 12, 1000
Moment of peace
Days later, Priam, Hector's aged father and the king of Troy, persuaded Achilles to stop abusing the body and return it for proper burial. -
Jan 13, 1000
Trojan Horse
Odysseus soon devised a way to end the Trojan War. A giant wooden horse filled with Greek men to be left at the gates of Troy. The Trojans had noticed Achaean ships sailing away earlier that day and thought the giant horse was a peace offering from the Achaeans. Gladly, they opened the gates and led the horse into their city. -
Jan 14, 1000
End of Trojan War
After 10 years of war, the Trojans brought out their champagne. They feasted, drank hard, and fell asleep. During the night, the Achaeans stationed inside the horse opened the trap door, crept down, opened the gates, and let in their countrymen who had only pretended to slip away. The Achaeans then torched Troy, killing the men and taking the women prisoner. Helen, now middle aged, but still a beauty, was reunited with her husband Menelaus.