The Trojan War is one of the most remembered and iconic wars from ancient times. Thought to be fought between 1194 BCE to 1184 BCE, lasting ten years, this war is one that most consider the most thrilling and dramatic from the Greek times. While a great deal of the information we have on the Trojan War is obtained from Homer 's The Iliad, most of it is based in mythology. Zeus hosted a banquet to celebrate the union of Peleus and Thetis, and invited every god, goddess, and demi-god with the exception of Eris, the goddess of strife. Once Eris discovered she was not invited to this party, she threw the apple of discord with the inscription "Kallisti" meaning "For the fairest", to start a fight between the goddesses that were invited. This
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The Greek army was led by Agamemnon of Mycenae and had a handful of Olympic gods, goddesses and demi-gods on their side as well. The gods that aided the Greeks during this war include Athena, Poseidon, Hera, Hephaistos, Hermes and Thetis. Demi-gods are people that are half-god and half-human, and the Greeks had a fair few demi-gods on their side including Achilles, Odysseus and other semi-divine heroes. The Trojans had help from the gods Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, and Leto. They also had the king of Troy 's son Hektor, Aeneas, Sarpedon and …show more content…
Having had his original pair of armor destroyed by Apollo, Achilles has the god Hephaistos, god of blacksmith, fashion him the most magnificent set of armor the world has seen. In his new indestructible armor, Achilles rejoins the fight. As he is walking toward the walls of Troy, he spots his enemy: Hektor. In an act of cowardice and fear, Hektor runs, causing Achilles to chase him around the walls of Troy three times until he finally catches him and stabs him in the throat, killing him instantly. Achilles then strips Hektor of his armor, ties him by the ankles to a chariot, and drags his body around the walls of Troy for nine days. This is an example of hubris, which is the only thing the Greeks found to be a sin. Hubris is an act of great pride, or taking things too far. This also shows menis, or great god-like wrath. After nine days of dragging Hektor 's body around, Achilles returns to Greek camp with the body. After watching his son be dragged around for nine days, King Priam desperately wants his son 's body back. Priam disguises himself and enters Greek camp to beg the great Achilles for Hektor 's body back to bury properly. He pleads with Achilles saying "Godlike Achilles, think of your own father, who is of my generation, and so is likewise on the sad threshold of old age..." and goes on to explain that Hektor is his only son (he lied), and wishes to give him a respectful
The Greek army was led by Agamemnon of Mycenae and had a handful of Olympic gods, goddesses and demi-gods on their side as well. The gods that aided the Greeks during this war include Athena, Poseidon, Hera, Hephaistos, Hermes and Thetis. Demi-gods are people that are half-god and half-human, and the Greeks had a fair few demi-gods on their side including Achilles, Odysseus and other semi-divine heroes. The Trojans had help from the gods Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, and Leto. They also had the king of Troy 's son Hektor, Aeneas, Sarpedon and …show more content…
Having had his original pair of armor destroyed by Apollo, Achilles has the god Hephaistos, god of blacksmith, fashion him the most magnificent set of armor the world has seen. In his new indestructible armor, Achilles rejoins the fight. As he is walking toward the walls of Troy, he spots his enemy: Hektor. In an act of cowardice and fear, Hektor runs, causing Achilles to chase him around the walls of Troy three times until he finally catches him and stabs him in the throat, killing him instantly. Achilles then strips Hektor of his armor, ties him by the ankles to a chariot, and drags his body around the walls of Troy for nine days. This is an example of hubris, which is the only thing the Greeks found to be a sin. Hubris is an act of great pride, or taking things too far. This also shows menis, or great god-like wrath. After nine days of dragging Hektor 's body around, Achilles returns to Greek camp with the body. After watching his son be dragged around for nine days, King Priam desperately wants his son 's body back. Priam disguises himself and enters Greek camp to beg the great Achilles for Hektor 's body back to bury properly. He pleads with Achilles saying "Godlike Achilles, think of your own father, who is of my generation, and so is likewise on the sad threshold of old age..." and goes on to explain that Hektor is his only son (he lied), and wishes to give him a respectful