The Greek myths state that the Trojan war was a result of an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus the king of Phthia and Thetis. All the gods and goddesses had been invited except Eris the goddess of discord. Eris got mad and tried to make trouble. The myths state that she sent a golden apple embedded “for the most beautiful” and the three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite each wanted the apple for themselves and an argument began.
Paris the son of king Priam of troy determined who would get the apple. Each of the goddesses offered a reward to Paris if he gave the apple to each of them. Eventually he gave the apple to Aphrodite who promised him Helen the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was already married to king Menelaus …show more content…
To build a giant horse so they could hide Greek soldiers inside. They had planned to attack the city of Troy from inside.
The Greeks built a giant horse so they could hide hundreds of Greek soldiers inside. They devised a plan to make it seem that they had given up and left. They pretended to sail away and left the giant horse in the hands of a Greek soldier. The legend states a Trojan soldier found him and asked ‘ what are you doing?’ the Greek soldier replied ‘the other Greeks don’t like me so they left me behind’. Then the Trojans asked ‘ what is the giant horse was for?’ the Greek soldier replied ‘ as an offering to Athena’. They didn’t want upset Athena so they decided to take the horse inside the city.
The Trojans were so determined to get the horse into the city, that they even tore part of their town wall to get the horse in. Once night fell and the horse was inside the city of troy, the Greeks snuck out and killed all the soldiers who might set off the alarm and set the city ablaze. The whole city was burnt to ash but never forgotten. The story of troy was told so many times people had thought it was a pure myth until Henrich Schliemann proved that the city of Troy once
Paris the son of king Priam of troy determined who would get the apple. Each of the goddesses offered a reward to Paris if he gave the apple to each of them. Eventually he gave the apple to Aphrodite who promised him Helen the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was already married to king Menelaus …show more content…
To build a giant horse so they could hide Greek soldiers inside. They had planned to attack the city of Troy from inside.
The Greeks built a giant horse so they could hide hundreds of Greek soldiers inside. They devised a plan to make it seem that they had given up and left. They pretended to sail away and left the giant horse in the hands of a Greek soldier. The legend states a Trojan soldier found him and asked ‘ what are you doing?’ the Greek soldier replied ‘the other Greeks don’t like me so they left me behind’. Then the Trojans asked ‘ what is the giant horse was for?’ the Greek soldier replied ‘ as an offering to Athena’. They didn’t want upset Athena so they decided to take the horse inside the city.
The Trojans were so determined to get the horse into the city, that they even tore part of their town wall to get the horse in. Once night fell and the horse was inside the city of troy, the Greeks snuck out and killed all the soldiers who might set off the alarm and set the city ablaze. The whole city was burnt to ash but never forgotten. The story of troy was told so many times people had thought it was a pure myth until Henrich Schliemann proved that the city of Troy once