Trojan War Why did they fight in this war?
A Golden Apple inscribed “For The Fairest” thrown out by Eris, goddess of discord, among the gods.
Goddess Aphrodite won the golden apple from Paris, because she offered him to have the best body ever, and that she would grant him the most beautiful women in the world.
The abduction of Helen, began the Trojan war. Paris then stole Helen, wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta.
The theft, abduction , and rape of Helen is what led to the Trojan War.
Athena and Hera decided to help the Greeks get Helen back.
The Greeks had a greater advantage now that Athena was helping them, because she’s the goddess of war.
The story of the Odysseus and plow :
Odysseus found out that Menelaus was going to go get him so he can help fight the
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The war was fought between Greeks and the defenders.
In the city of Troy in Anatolia.
Trojan Horse :
In order to break the ten year war Odysseus created a strategy to make the Trojans think that the Greeks had finally given up.
He had the Greeks create a wooden horse and place it in the front gates of Troy. The Trojans assumed that they had fled and left a peace offering because there was not a Greek in sight.
They took the horse inside, only to find that it was filled with Greek soldiers.Troy was doomed.
Who won the war?
After ten long years,the Greeks won the war.
The odysseus were the ones to come up with a plan to finish the war.
A horse was given to the Trojans which represented peace
Odysseus hid a few men in the horse and then fired to the city and they then won the war.
Heroes of Trojan War :
The most important heroes of the Trojan War was Achilles, Odysseus and Ajax.
Achilles was killed and Odysseus came in charge to make sure the Trojans were secure, while Ajax carried away Achilles body back to the greek camp.
Odysseus was awarded as the hero who did the most greatest services to the Greek causes in the war.He won this award from a contest armour of