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Period: Oct 10, 1100 to Oct 10, 1300
Trojan War-Related Events
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Jan 1, 1150
Wedding of Menelaus and Helen
Two main characters in the Trojan War -
Jan 2, 1170
Wedding of Peleus & Thetis
Peleus and Thetis don't invite Eris, the goddess fo discord, to their wedding. Eris is furious and her actions start a series of events that spiral out of control and eventually cause the Trojan War. -
Jan 3, 1190
Paris Kidnapps Helen
Aphrodite gives Paris permission to marry the most beautiful woman alive, Helen of Sparta. But Helen is already married to Menelaus, so Paris visits them and takes her bacl to Troy with him. -
Jan 4, 1195
A Fleet is Assembled to Storm Troy
Menelaus is enraged at Paris and begins to assemble an army to attack Troy. Warriors Achilles and Odysseus attemt to avoid the draft, but are ultimately persuaded to fight. They are the two factors that the Greeks will need to win the war. (As told by the gods) -
Jan 5, 1200
Trojan War Begins
Menelaus attacks Troy to take back his wife, Helen. -
Jan 6, 1210
Trojan War Ends
Odysseus comes up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. His plan works and Troy falls. (Homer's "The Odyssey" begins now) -
Jan 7, 1215
Menelaus and Helen are Reunited
After the war, Menelaus intends to kill Helen for being disloyal, but he decides to spare her, and they get back together. -
Jan 8, 1220
Odysseus Returns Home
After ten years at war and ten years at sea, Odysseus and his crew finally make it back to their homeland, Ithica.
