The Trojan War by David Leftwich

The Goddess of Discord, Eris was left out of the god's banquet

Mar 17, 1000

To get back at the gods she threw a golden apple that said "for the fairest." The Goddesses fought over who was the fairest.

Zeus sends the Goddesses to Paris

Mar 17, 1000

Zeus sent them to decide who was the fairest

The Goddesses' Bribes

Mar 20, 1000

Aphrodite, Hera and Athena each bribed Paris. Aphrodite's bribe of the most beautiful women in the world won.

Paris goes to get the fairest women in the world, Helen

Mar 24, 1000

Paris stole Helen from a man in Greece and went back to Troy

The Greeks Retaliate

Mar 25, 1000

The angry man tells the Greeks, and they get ready to attack. They need to retrieve their three best warriors, Odysseus, Achilles, and Thetis.

The Greeks Attempt to Retrieve the 3 Warriors

Mar 27, 1000

The Greeks forced Odysseus to join the army by force. The Greeks tricked Achilles into going. The Greeks did not get Thetis to go

The Trojan War Starts

Jul 25, 1000

Achilles, the Greek hero, and Hector, the Trojan hero, were told by Achilles' mom that they would die in this war.

The War Stays at a Stalemate

Jul 26, 1000

The fighting continued for nine years without anyone taking a clear advantage.

The War Starts to Shift

Mar 25, 1009

The Greek, Agamemnon, took a priest's daughter. The man whose daughter was taken prayed to Apollo. Apollo attacked the Greeks with fire until she was released.

The Gods now Take Sides

Mar 27, 1009

Hera, Athena, Apollo, Zeus, and Artemis favored the Trojans. Poseidon and Aphrodite favored the Greeks

Zeus Tries to give the Trojans victory

Apr 2, 1009

Zeus has the Trojans attack the Greeks while Achilles was sleeping. This forced the Trojans the leave Achilles behind. Achilles would not try catch up.

Paris and Menelaus fight 1 on 1

Apr 2, 1009

In the middle of the battle, Paris and Menelaus fight. Paris got hurt so Aprodite brought him through a cloud to Troy.

Diomedes Defeats Ares

Apr 27, 1009

Ares joined the Trojan side and pushed the Greeks back. Ajax and Diomedes were the best Greeks left. Then with the help of Athena, Diomedes drove a spear through Ares and defeated him.

Zeus Gets Involved For the 2nd time

May 18, 1009

Without Ares, the Trojans got pushed far back. Zeus then helped the Trojans and pushed the Greeks all the way back to their ships.

Hera Gives the Greeks Some Time

Jun 1, 1009

Hera distracts Zeus by kissing him and the Trojans got pushed back again.

Achilles is Begged to Come Back and Join Greeks

Jun 26, 1009

Some Greeks go to Achilles' camp where he has been the whole time to retrieve him. Achilles says no, but his best friend, Patroclus, said he would dress up as Achilles and fight.

Achilles said he will avenge Patroclus

Jul 2, 1009

Patroclus was killed by Hector. This angered Achilles and he said he was going back to war to kill Hector. This gave the Greeks a huge advantage.

Hector is Killed

Jul 23, 1009

When Achilles returns to the Greeks, Athena tricks Hector into fighting Achilles. Achilles killed him and then stripped him of all of his possesions.

Achilles Gets Killed

Aug 2, 1009

Paris shot a guided arrow that killed Achilles.

Ajax's Death

Aug 6, 1009

Ajax did not get Achilles' arms so he plotted against the army. Athena protected the army by tapping Ajax and making him go crazy. When he was crazy, he killed a whole field of cattle. When he woke up, he killed himself.

The Greeks learn the key to victory

Sep 3, 1009

The Greeks are told that they need Hercules' bow and arrow. The person who had it was left behind by them on an island.

Odysseus convinces the man to come with them

Oct 15, 1009

Once the man got to battle, he killed Paris.

The Trojan Horse is Thought Up

Jan 8, 1010

Odysseus made a horse that would sneek the army into Troy. They were going to say that the Greeks did not want the Trojans to take it so they would take it.

The Trojan Horse is Used

Jan 26, 1010

A man from the Greeks told the Trojans that the Greeks left. They just sailed their boats out of view. Then the Trojans took the horse into Troy. At night, the Greeks Slaughtered the Trojans. Achilles' son killed the Trojan's king.

Aeneas and Helen Escape

Jan 26, 1010

Aeneas was Aphrodite's son so she transported him away from the massacre.

Troy is Defeated

Jan 27, 1010

With the death of Hector's son and the king, Troy was defeated.