1) The document summarizes the characters and events of the Trojan War as told in Greek mythology. It describes the origins of the war stemming from the Judgment of Paris and the abduction of Helen of Troy by Paris. 2) It outlines the major Greek and Trojan characters as well as the gods who took sides in the war, with Athena, Hera, and Poseidon supporting the Greeks and Aphrodite, Ares, and Apollo supporting the Trojans. 3) It recounts some of the major battles and events of the 10-year war, including the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the deaths of Protesilaus and Hector, and the eventual killing

1. By: Keziah Ombang
BSED-ENGLISH

2. Characters of the Story
Eris
King Peleus and
the sea nymph Thetis
Aphrodite
Hera
Athena
Zeus
Paris or Alexander
Helen
Tyndareus
Menelaus
Agamemnon
Odysseus
Achilles
Protesilaus
King Priam
Queen Hecuba
Hector
Andromache
Chrysies
Apollo
Calchas
Poseidon
Artemis

3. Characters of the Story
Ajax
Diomedes
Ares
Astyanx
Patroclus
Antilochus
Iris
Prince Memnon
Hercules
Priest Laocoon
Polyxena
Prince Philioctetes
Oenone
Sinon

4. SETTING: GREECE 1250 B.C

5. The Judgment of Paris

6. Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
(grandson to Zeus and a sea nymph)
Eris – goddess of discord, not invited
Eris crashes party - starts trouble
Golden apple – “To the fairest”
Hera, Athena, Aphrodite – claim it
Me!
It’s
mine
!
No,
me!

7. Zeus cannot decide

8. Paris – Prince of Troy
(a playboy)
Goddesses bribe Paris
Athena offers – victory against Greeks and lay
Greece in ruins
(ambition, fame, success in war)
Hera offers – make him Lord of Europe and
Asia (power, riches)
Aphrodite offers – the fairest woman of the
world would be his

9. Helen of Troy
Helen- beautiful daughter of
King of Sparta (in Greece)
Helen has many suitors- they
swear oath to protect Helen
and her new husband
Father chooses Menelaus-
makes him King of Sparta also

10. Oenon
e

11. Achilles Odysseus

12. Paris abducts Helen
1000 ships, including
Odysseus & Achilles,
leave for Troy

14. Trojan War
 So the great fleet made ready. They met at
Aulis, a place of strong winds and dangerous
tide.
 Calchas declared that gods spoken to him.
Artemis was angry because one of her
beloved wild creatures, a hare, had been
slain by the Greeks.
 Iphigenia, eldest daughter of Agamemnon
was sacrifice to appease Artemise.

15. The Greeks touched down on Troy with a very
large naval fleet.
The war begins. But a prophecy foretold that the
first Greek to touch Trojan soil would die first.
Achilles threw his shield on the ground and
jumped on it. Protesilaus soon jumped after
being the first to die in battle.
Trojan War

16. The First Nine Years of
War
• The first nine years of the
war consisted of both war
in Troy and war against the
neighboring regions.
• The Greeks realized that
Troy was being supplied by
its neighboring kingdoms.
• As well as destroying Trojan
economy, these battles let
the Greeks gather a large
amount of resources and
other spoils of war,
including women.

17. Gods Take Sides: Trojans
Humans
Paris
Hector
Gods
Aphrodite
Ares, god of war
Apollo, sun god
Artemis, goddess of the
hunt
Zeus(neutral)

18. Gods Take Sides: Greeks
Humans
Achilles
Odysseus
Gods
Hera
Athena
Poseidon

19.  Zeus made a simple
plan.
 He sent a lying dream
to Agamemnon
promising him victory if
he will attacked.
 “Men must fight for
such as she”
 Paris and Menelaus
faced each other.
 Menelaus was the victor.
 Hera was determined
that the war should
not end until troy was
destroyed.

20. Ajax and Diomedes
Prince Aeneas came
near to death
Aphrodite save him
Apollo help Aeneas
and Artemis held
him.
Diomedes was
dismay seeing Ares
fighting for
Hector.
Hera was angry.
Athena entered Ares
body.

21. Once again the battlefield was
eager to fight. Zeus came
down and help the Trojan.
Hector seems errisistable.
Agamemnon was giving up.
Agamemnon make an appease
with Achilles.
Hera once again help the
Greeks.
Zeus forgot his promise to
Thetis.
Hector was wounded
Apollo revived the fainting
hector

22. Patroclus Died
• Achilles’s cousin and friend.
• He borrowed hectors armor and wore it
in battle where he fell to the mighty
Hector.
• Achilles swore vengeance and re-entered
the war.
• His mother, Thetis, presented him with
new armor, crafted by Hephaestus.

23. Hector Died
Achilles tied Hector’s
body to the back of his
chariot and then drove in
glorious triumph around
the walls of Troy. After
much beseeching by
King Priam, Achilles
eventually agreed to
return Hector’s body to
the Trojans.

24. The Fall of
Troy

25. Achilles vs. Memnon

26. Achilles Died
Apollo then caused an
arrow, shot by Paris,
to land in Achilles heel
and kill him.
Odysseus was given the armor forged by
Hephaestus in remembrance of the mighty
Achilles.

29. Thank You for
listening!
Aphrodite