The Three Goddesses In The Trojan War

One of the greatest battles in history, the Trojan War, started in the 12th century. There was a wedding for Pelus and Thetis, the Trojan prince Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, obtains a golden apple from the goddess Eris. It is up to Paris to decide which of the three goddesses is the most beautiful, which will be given the golden apple. Hera, wife and sister of Zeus, offers power. Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare, offers success in battle. Aphrodite, goddess of love, offers the most beautiful wife in the world. Paris chooses Aphrodite, however she states that the most beautiful wife is Helen, daughter of Zeus, who is already married to King Menelaus of Sparta. Paris then wins Helen heart and eloped back to Troy, which starts a war. Greek cities banded together including Argos, Athens, Corinth, Arcadia, …show more content…
The Olympian gods, Poseidon, Hermes, Hera, Athena, and Hephaistos also aided the Greeks such as protecting their favorite soldiers from harm. The Trojans too had an alliance with various people such as: the Lycians, Kikones, Kaukones, Maionians, Haloizones, Carians, Mysians, Thracians, Phrygians, Pelasgians, Paphlagonians, and the Paionians. The Greeks are not the only ones with strong soldiers from divine descent, for the Trojans have Glaukos, Sarpedon, Hektor, Aeneas, Phorkys, Rhesos, and Poulydamas; plus, the gods, Ares, Apollo, Leto, and Aphrodite helped them. As the Greek fleet sail across the sea to their destination, the goddess of the environment, Artemis, is angry and prevents the winds from pushing their ship. To satisfy her, King Agamemnon, sacrifices his own daughter, Iphigenia, to continue the journey to Troy. The Trojan War lasted ten years, as both sides continue pushing against the other with all their might, never giving