The Trojan War

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The Trojan War

• I. Outbreak of War
• II. Fighting Gods and Men
• III. Climax and Destruction

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I. Outbreak of War

• Goddesses beauty contest
• Judgment of Paris
• What began with an apple must end with a horse.

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Reluctant Heroes

• Ulysses believed a prophecy of 20 years
  separation from his family...including his dog.
• Achilles believed he couldnt be killed in battle
  wrong! Mom missed a spot

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Ulysses Feigns Madness

• Feign means to fake or to pretend something
  thats not true.

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Achilles Choice

• Achilles had a choice of two destinies
• Live long and die at home in peace, but unknown.
• Die young at Troy, but have everlasting glory and
  fame.

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The Goddesses Beauty Contest

• Never agree to be a judge among three
  all-powerful goddesses.

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Bartering for a Bride Helen

• Agamemnon worried that Helens beauty would cause
  war among the Greek kings.
• Ulysses suggested that Helens unsuccessful
  boyfriends agree to defend her marriage and the
  man she chose to marry no matter what.

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Sacrificing a Daughter

• Artemis prevented Greek fleet from sailing to
  Troy.
• Agamemnon had to make a very dear sacrifice to
  please the goddess his beloved daughter,
  Iphigenia.

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Philosophical MomentThe Will of the Gods
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The Face That Launched1000 Ships

• Did Helen go willingly, or did Paris take her
  away against her will?

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Greeks Lay Siege to Troy

• The battle for Troy has been depicted in many
  styles over the centuries.
• Listen to the first lines of The Iliad in the
  original ancient Greek.

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Masterpiece MomentHector and His Son

• The Trojan War is mostly about anger, blood, and
  death, but every so often, theres a touching
  moment of real human feeling.
• Hector, Andromache (his wife), and their son,
  Astynanax.

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Achilles Takes a Seaton the Bench

• What if your star player refuses to play in the
  big game?

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II. Fighting Gods and Men

• In The Iliad, Achilles kills Hector with only one
  spear thrust.
• Other versions of the story elaborate their
  battle.

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Gods on Either SideGreek
TrojanAthena Hera Apollo
Aphrodite
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Mighty Men of Arms

• Many heroes on both sides won eternal glory with
  their deeds in battle.

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A War of Attrition

• Greeks had a long supply line from home.
• Greeks plundered Trojan allies around the coast
  of Troy early in the war.

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A Sheep in Wolfs Clothing Patroclus Wears
Achilles Armor

• The Greeks send in a substitute for Achilles.
• Hector isnt fooled for long.
• Patroclus goes out of the gamefor good.

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A Philosophical MomentRespect for the Dead

• A cycle of revenge is hard to break.
• Greeks believed very strongly in respect for the
  fallen warriors corpse.
• Both Hector and Achilles broke the rules

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Achilles Mother Buys HimSome New Clothes

• Hephaestus outfits Achilles with armor to replace
  what Hector took from Patroclus.

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Masterpiece MomentScroll of the Fates

• Greece will only win with the help of Achilles.
• However, Achilles will die before Troy actually
  falls.
• If Hector fights Achilles, Hector will surely
  die.
• Within three days of defeating Hector, Achilles
  will also die.

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The Delphic Oracle
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III. Climax and Destruction
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Masterpiece Moment Andromache the River God

• Andromache knew her husband Hector was
  overmatched against Achilles.
• She begged the god of the Scamander River to help
  Hector.
• Andromache helped Hector dress for battle the
  next morning.

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The Wrath of Achilles
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The Betrayer Cressida

• Aphrodite made Cressida, a Trojan woman, to fall
  in love with the Greek warrior Diomedes.
• Cressida murdered the Trojan hero Troilus, then
  betrayed her peoples oracles to the Greeks.

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Masterpiece MomentGreeks Bearing Gifts

• Modern cartoons about Trojan Horse
• The Trojan Horse is a deception famous throughout
  history.
• From Hollywood to 670 B.C., the story has been
  told in many ways.

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Laöcoon and Cassandra

• Laöcoon and his sons were strangled by Poseidons
  sea serpent after warning the Trojans.
• Cassandra gave an accurate warning about the
  horse, but was destined never to be believed.

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The Death of Achilles
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A New Race of PeopleAeneas and the Romans

• In the final chapter of the Trojan War, Aeneas
  flees burning Troy with his father and son,
  representing the past and future.
• Aeneas went on to found the Roman people...the
  empire of the future.

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Sources

• Bernard Evslins books are the source for this
  summary of the Trojan War
• The Trojan War
• The Adventures of Ulysses
• Greek Gods and Monsters