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ATALANTA Took part in the Caladonian Warhunt. Married a man who beat her in a foot race by being distracted by three golden apples Abandoned by father because he wanted a son
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ATALANTA Raised by a she-bear She was too maidenly to be a boy, but to boyish to be a maiden Man named Meleager fell in love with her but got killed by his uncles for giving Atalanta credit for a kill in the hunt. Sailed with the Argonauts
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THE TROJAN WAR Started with the judgment with Paris - Paris decided between Aphrodite, Hera, Athena to give a golden apple labeled for “the fairest” - Aphrodite promised Paris a fair maiden if he gave her the golden apple Helen was the fairest maiden in Greece. - Stolen by Paris to take back to Troy Trojan War was started, which lasted nine years
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THE TROJAN WAR Helen’s husband, Meneleus found Helen missing, and called to the rest of Greece to help him. - Hero’s responded, but two were missing Odysseus and Achilles Achilles soon showed up but was killed during the Trojan War when Apollo guided an arrow to his Achilles’ Heel On the Trojan’s side, their hero was Hector. The war lasted 9 years
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THE TROJAN WAR
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Trojan Horse Trojans made it look like they were leaving and left a horse. They filled the horse with troops. The Greeks took the horse back to their city. The Trojans jumped out and wrecked The Greeks
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Greeks Helen Odysseus Achilles Agamemnon Menelaus Zeus Poseidon Hera Athena Trojans Helen Paris Hector Aphrodite Ares Apollo Artemis CHARACTERS OF THE TROJAN WAR
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