Trojan War Timeline

  • May 1, 1194

    Wedding between Peleus and Thetis

    Wedding between Peleus and Thetis
    Everyone except for Eris (God of Discord) is invited to wedding of mount olympus. Eris decides to crash the party and give them a golden apple.
  • Period: May 1, 1194 to May 19, 1194

    Trojan War

  • May 2, 1194

    Judgement of Paris

    Judgement of Paris
    To find which female god (Athena, Hera, or Aphrodite) was the fairest, Paris was forced to judge them, eventually picking Aphrodite and was guarenteed to have the most beutiful woman in all of the world.
  • May 3, 1194

    Paris visits Menelaus

    Paris visits Menelaus
    Paris goes to seek out King Menelaus, King of Sparta, while trying to steal Helen.
  • May 4, 1194

    Paris abducts Helen

    Paris abducts Helen
    After meeting with Menelaus, Paris takes Helen from Sparta.
  • May 5, 1194

    Menelaus Realizes Helen is gone

    After returning from burying his uncle, Menelaus realizes she is gone.
  • May 6, 1194

    Odysseus and Menelaus travel to Troy

    Odysseus and Menelaus travel to Troy
    Travel there to try to retrieve Helen by diplomatic means.
  • May 7, 1194

    Achillies and Odysseus attempt to avoid army

    Achillies and Odysseus attempt to avoid army
    Achillies is found hiding as agirl, and Odysseus tries to act like a madman, but both were caught.
  • May 8, 1194

    Army is mobilized

    All suitors of Helena and the men they control are forced to go after her and enter into the oncoming war. Suitors include Odysseus,
  • May 9, 1194

    Trojan War Begins

    Trojan War Begins
    Mobalized army begins voyage to Troy
  • May 10, 1194

    Chryseis is abudcted by Agammemnon

    Chryseis is abudcted by Agammemnon
    Agammemnon enslaves Chryseis, father of Chryseis prays to Apollo, who attacks the greeks resulting in the freedom of Chryseis.
  • May 11, 1194

    Agammemnon steals wife of Achillies

    Agammemnon steals wife of Achillies
    After losing Chryseis, Agammemnon steals the wife of Achillies.
  • May 11, 1194

    Achillies Leaves in retaliation

    Achillies Leaves in retaliation
    After Agammemnon steals his wife, Achillies leaves the war.
  • May 12, 1194

    Some gods take sides of the greeks or trojans

    Some gods take sides of the greeks or trojans
    Aphrodite, Zeus, and Ares were on the side of the Trojans, while Athena was on the side of the Greeks.
  • May 13, 1194

    Duel between Menalaus and Paris

    Duel between Menalaus and Paris
    Duel ends with a win by menalaus, but Aphrodite saved Paris.
  • May 14, 1194

    Hector and Trojans with help from gods, begin to destroy the greeks.

    Hector and Trojans with help from gods, begin to destroy the greeks.
    With the help from Zeus, the Trojans start to beat up the Greeks.
  • May 15, 1194

    Patroclus is killed by Hector

    Patroclus is killed by Hector
    Hector kills Patroclus, who is a friend of Achillies.
  • May 15, 1194

    Achillies returns

    Achillies returns
    After death of friend, the vengeful Achillies return to fight Hector and the Trojans
  • May 15, 1194

    Achillies drives the Trojans back to Troy

    Achillies drives the Trojans back to Troy
    Achillies kills Hector.
  • May 15, 1194

    Achillies is defeated

    Achillies is defeated
    With the help of Apollo, Paris kills Achillies.
  • May 16, 1194

    Creation of the Trojan Horse

    Creation of the Trojan Horse
    Odysseus plots to make a giant horse so the greeks can hide inside of and overtake Troy.
  • May 17, 1194

    Trojans bring Trojan Horse into the city

    Trojans bring Trojan Horse into the city
    Greeks leave, and the Trojans bring the Horse into the city.
  • May 18, 1194

    Greeks exit the horse and let the other greeks into the city.

    Greeks exit the horse and let the other greeks into the city.
    At night, the Greeks jump out of the horse and open the gates of Troy, letting the Greeks in.
  • May 19, 1194

    Greeks destroy city, end the war

    Greeks destroy city, end the war
    Greeks burn city to the ground.