Trojan War Backstory Iliad

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The Iliad -by Homer

1200 B.C


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The Beginnings of The Trojan The Beginnings of The Trojan W

It starts w/a weddingIt starts w/a wedding

and a beauty contestand a beauty contestThe Wedding was forThe Wedding was for

Thetis and PeleusThetis and Peleus

Thetis: a seanymph

Peleus: a mortal


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the couple purposdid not invite Erisgoddess of disco

!pon her arrivaltossed a golden onto a ban#uet tand stated that belong to the faiperson in attend


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Three goddesses in attendanceThree goddesses in attendance

reached for the apple at once!reached for the apple at once!


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They were


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%thena%thena He swallowepregnant mMetis; howevwas later borfull-grown anarmed (from his hea


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%phrodite


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The &udgement of PariThe &udgement of Pari

The golden applespar'ed a vanity(fueleddispute between )era%thena and %phroditewho appealed to *eus$

Paris a prince of Troybrother of )ector


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&udgement&udgement

of Parisof Paris )era + power 'innations

%thena + wisdomwar

%phrodite + o,ereworld-s most beawoman

Whom do you supchose.

u e en e mos eau u


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u e en, e mos eau umortal woman is already married

to Menelaus of Sparta


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""0123" wants tomarry )elen and oneof these admirers was2dysseus but he as'ed

for her gentle cousin-s4Penelope-s5 hand inmarriage instead


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6ing Tyndareus solved theproblem of the hundreds ofsuitors with 2dysseus- help:

as'ed all the suitors to accept

the one he chose for )elen-shusband and swear to standby and help to win her bac'should anyone try to steal orotherwise harm her$

they all too' the oath


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The 7Theft8The 7Theft8

When he arrived, he announcedhimself as an ambassador from Troy

and was treated with greathospitality by King Menelaus.

Shortly after receiving his visitor,the king had to attend a funeral

in another land. aris kidnapped!elen, along with a great deal ofthe country"s wealth.

ore ar s uct ng e en sore ar s uc ng e en s


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ore ar s uct ng e ensore ar s uc ng e ensvary on how this actually happevary on how this actually happe

is she a willing captive.is she a willing captive.


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Thus Began The Trojan WaThus Began The Trojan Wa

7Was this the facethat launch;d athousand ships%nd burnt the

topless towers ofIlium.


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ome mportant eg nn ng etaome mportant eg nn ng etaneed to 'nowneed to 'now

After collecting a massive army, Menelaus chAgamemnonto be the commanding general.

All seemed to be well until one of the men kilstag in the forest of the goddess, Artemis

Highly angered and blaming Agamemnon, shthat she would not let the wind blow until a swas made.


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Th d i t h idTh d i t h id


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The gods are going to choose sideThe gods are going to choose side

0emember their pride is hurt bec0emember their pride is hurt bec

they didn-t get chosenthey didn-t get chosen


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Siege of "roy #Siege of "roy # lasts $% yearslasts $% years

"roy& high and thick walls,surrounded by plain of "roy

Aphrodite# sides with the"ro!ans

Athena and 'era # side with

the (reeks

)eus# remains impartial

Achilles kills 'ect

of "roy &defiles bodybehind his chariot

*aris takes re+enbrother &shoots Achkilling him

(reeks & created a p#dysseus& known for

# Athena-s fa+orite warri


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Th Ili d d t i l d thTh Ili d d t i l d th


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The Iliad does not include thThe Iliad does not include th

unfortunatelyunfortunately
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2r this2r this
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2r even this2r even this


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It-ll beginwith the0age of

%chilles


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%nd near the end we-ll have%nd near the end we-ll have

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