2. The Trojan War and The Iliad All over a woman! Hey, she was pretty hot!

3. How it all started… Eris: Goddess of Discord –Threw the Apple of Discord into a wedding dance (that she wasn’t invited to) with a tag that read “For the Fairest.” Aphrodite Hera Athena –They all fought over who was the fairest and asked Zeus to judge.

4. Paris’ Involvement All 3 goddesses promised Paris things if he would choose them… Athena –Promised he would defeat the Greeks Hera –Promised he would be the lord of Europe and Asia Aphrodite –Promised him the fairest mortal to be his bride

5. Greeks vs. Trojans Aphrodite promises Paris, prince of Troy and total hottie, Helen of Sparta (she’s hot, too and married to Menelaus) Paris steals Helen from Menelaus while he is at a funeral

6. Meanwhile, Back in Greece… Helen has married Menelaus and they both rule over Sparta. –Helen’s father, King Tyndareus, warned all of punishment to anyone who disrupted the marriage. Aphrodite lead Paris to Sparta for a visit. Menelaus and Helen were very welcoming to him. Then Menelaus left for a business trip to Crete. Paris went back to Troy with Helen.

7. Greeks vs. Trojans (cont.) Menelaus returns and is furious! Menelaus gathers supporters together to attack Troy Amongst them is: –Odysseus (he acts nuts and gets caught) –Achilles (Troy will not fall without him)

8. Greeks vs. Trojans (cont.) Agamemnon, a powerful Greek king, assembles a fleet He then boasts or kills a sacred stag of Diana, and she calms the sea (they can’t leave). To break the curse, Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter. He does and the Greeks sail away.

9. The Meeting of the Greeks Kings of Greece… –Menelaus (married to Helen) (of Sparta) –Agamemnon (married to Clytemnestra) (of Mycenae) –Nestor (of Pylos) –Odysseus (married to Penelope) (of Ithaca) –Achilles (of Phthia) –Odysseus and Achilles didn’t show up at the meeting.

10. Taking Sides Greeks –Menelaus, Agamemnon, Nestor, Odysseus, Achilles –Ajax, Diomedes, Patroculs –Hera, Athena, Poseidon Trojans –King Priam, Queen Hecuba, Prince Paris, Prince Hector, Prince Aeneas –Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis

11. Greeks vs. Trojans (cont.) Initially the Greeks get lost on their way to Troy, but eventually they get there because Achilles stabs a king. The first nine years of war consist of the Greeks attacking all those that are assisting Troy. This is where Homer’s Iliad begins…

12. Battles Menelaus VS Paris (saved by Aphrodite) Diomedes VS Aeneas (saved by Artemis) Diomedes VS Hector (hurt the gods) Patroclus VS Hector –Patroclus was dressed in Achilles’ armor Achilles VS Hector –Patroclus was Achilles’ best friend…his revenge was brutal. –Achilles VS Paris

13. Homer’s Iliad Agamemnon takes a woman from Achilles who then refuses to fight with the Greeks The Trojans attack and almost burn the Greek ships to ashes. Achilles agrees to let his beloved friend Patroclus wear his armor and pretend he is Achilles in a counterattack.

14. Homer’s Iliad Patroclus is killed by Hector, a great Trojan warrior, brother of Paris. Hephaestus makes Achilles new armor and he rides at the head of the army to kill Hector. Hector, unaware that Achilles is alive, awaits the Greek war party behind the walls of Troy.

15. Homer’s Iliad Seeing Achilles in the distance, the Trojan soldiers rush into Troy. Hector, ashamed of his poor orders, stays outside. In his chariot, Achilles chases him around Troy three times. Hector and Achilles duel. Hector is brutally killed by Achilles in front of his family.

16. Homer’s Iliad Achilles ties Hector’s corpse to his chariot and drags it back to camp. Patroclus’ funeral is had. Each day Achilles drags Hector’s body around Patroclus’ funeral bier. Zeus consents to Hector’s burial and Hermes escorts Priam, king of Troy, to Achilles to plead for the body.

17. The Trojan Horse Odysseus (remember that name), King of Ithaca, has the idea Build a large, hollow, wooden horse, abandon the shore, hide in it, and when night falls, KILL EVERYONE!!! It works.

18. Odysseus Agamemnon Nestor Menelaus Achilles Mount Ida Ajax

19. Those Sneaky Greeks The wooden horse: –Thought up by Odysseus –Laocoon, a priest from Troy, warned his countrymen, “I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.” –Inside the horse: Odysseus, Pyrrhus, Agamemnon, Menelaus

20. The battle inside Troy Odysseus Shot Paris Achilles’ son killed King Priam Prince Aeneas escaped Helen was returned to Menelaus

22. The Odyssey is a story about a hero... Adventure lurks around every corner during Odysseus’s journey home.

23. The Illiad before The Odyssey The Trojan War

24. The Heroic Story of Odysseus Odysseus longs to return home after ten years of fighting in the Trojan War. He begins the trip home with 12 ships carrying 720 men. The gods and goddesses toy with Odysseus, creating obstacles which delay his journey home another ten years. Odysseus’s intelligence set him apart from others.

25. Back in Ithaca In Ithaca, all assumed Odysseus dead except his wife, Penelope and son, Telemachus. Penelope was receiving suitors at her door, but she stalled by claiming to be weaving a burial shroud for Odysseus’ father, Laertes, which had to be done before she could marry. She wove during the day and unwove it at night until the suitors found her out.

26. Athena’s forgiveness In the end, Athena made it possible for Calypso to release Odysseus so he could go home. She also decided to send Telemachus on a journey of his own to seek news of his father. Athena went to Telemachus disguised as an old man and told him to go to Nestor and Menelaus to find news.

27. Story within a Story The Odyssey has two plots the main plot is of Odysseus traveling from Calypso’s island home to Ithaca. While Odysseus is traveling to Ithaca, he stops at many places along the way telling the story of where he has been as he goes.