2. Death of Achilles
● Memnon, the King of Ethiopia succeed in buring the Greek
ships and accounted hundreds Greeks.
● Great Ajax challenged him a duel.
● But Achilles killed Memnon.
● This was the last victory of Achilles.
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3. Death of Achilles (cont'd)
● Achilles and Polyxena met each other in Apollo’s temple.
● Polyxena wanted to avenge Achilles for her brother Hector.
● She came to know the weakness of Achilles. (Right heel)
● Next day, Prince Deiphobus and Paris plotted against
Achilles and killed him by poisonous arrow in Apollo’s
temple.
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4. Death of Achilles (cont'd)
● Great Ajax and Odysseus saved the body of Achilles from
Trojans.
● Thetis awarded Achilles’ arms and armour to the bravest
Greek leader. (Agamemnon awarded that to ODYSSEUS).
● Great Ajax committed suicide by by praying Furies for
vengeance aganist Greek leaders.
● Odysseus presented the armour to Achilles’ son
NEOPTOLEMUS.
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5. Paris’ Death
● Calchas Prophesied that Troy could be taken with the help of
Heracles’ bow and arrow.
● Odysseus and Diomedes brought back the King Philoctetes (his
wound was cured by Machaon’s brother) from Lemnos.
● King Philoctetes killed Paris in an archery duel.
● Deiphobus, the another son of the King Priam, married Helen by
force.
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6. Stealing Palladium
● King Priam sent Antenor to discuss peace terms with the Greeks.
● But Antenor wanted to take revenge for sacrilege. Joined hands
with Greeks.
● Helped Odysseus and Diomedes to steal PALLADIUM, a legless
wooden image of Athene from Citadel.
● There was a clash between Odysseus and Diomedes.
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7. The Wooden Horse
● Athene inspired Odysseus to think of a stratagem for getting
armed men into Troy.
● EPEIUS, the Phocian, the best carpenter in camp built an
enormous hollow horse.
● Odysseus, Menelaus, Diomedes, Neoptolemus and other 18
volunteers were hid in the horse.
● The Greeks set fire to their huts and launched their ships, but not
so father. (hid in Tenedos) Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, VVV College
8. The Wooden Horse (Cont’d)
● Sinon (the Greek) was left alone (to make Troy believe that
Greek left the city).
● But these were the plan to enter the city through Wooden Horse.
● Sinon lied (Palamede stoned, Calchas prophesied, Palladium and
the Wooden Horse). King Priam believed that.
● Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam warned the Trojans but
no one believed her.
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9. The Wooden Horse (Cont’d)
● Laocoon contradict with Sinon. Told him as a lier.
● The sea monster killed Laocoon.
● The King Priam and the Trojans believed the words of Sinon.
● They started to celebrate their false victory.
● Helen guessed there would be the Greek leaders in the Wooden
Horse.
● Deiphobus passed bad comments on the Greek leaders without
knowing they are inside the horse. Mrs.A.Poornima Devi, VVV College
10. The Wooden Horse (Cont’d)
● All Trojans fell asleep.
● Sinon and Antenor gave signal to the fleet hid in Tenedos.
● The Greek leaders in the horse and the fleet penetrated in the city
of Troy successfully.
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