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The Iliad -by Homer
1200 B.C
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The Beginnings of The Trojan The Beginnings of The Trojan W
It starts w/a weddingIt starts w/a wedding
and a beauty contestand a beauty contestThe Wedding was forThe Wedding was for
Thetis and PeleusThetis and Peleus
Thetis: a seanymph
Peleus: a mortal
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the couple purposdid not invite Erisgoddess of disco
!pon her arrivaltossed a golden onto a ban#uet tand stated that belong to the faiperson in attend
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Three goddesses in attendanceThree goddesses in attendance
reached for the apple at once!reached for the apple at once!
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They were
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%thena%thena He swallowepregnant mMetis; howevwas later borfull-grown anarmed (from his hea
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%phrodite
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The &udgement of PariThe &udgement of Pari
The golden applespar'ed a vanity(fueleddispute between )era%thena and %phroditewho appealed to *eus$
Paris a prince of Troybrother of )ector
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&udgement&udgement
of Parisof Paris )era + power 'innations
%thena + wisdomwar
%phrodite + o,ereworld-s most beawoman
Whom do you supchose.
u e en e mos eau u
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u e en, e mos eau umortal woman is already married
to Menelaus of Sparta
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""0123" wants tomarry )elen and oneof these admirers was2dysseus but he as'ed
for her gentle cousin-s4Penelope-s5 hand inmarriage instead
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6ing Tyndareus solved theproblem of the hundreds ofsuitors with 2dysseus- help:
as'ed all the suitors to accept
the one he chose for )elen-shusband and swear to standby and help to win her bac'should anyone try to steal orotherwise harm her$
they all too' the oath
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The 7Theft8The 7Theft8
When he arrived, he announcedhimself as an ambassador from Troy
and was treated with greathospitality by King Menelaus.
Shortly after receiving his visitor,the king had to attend a funeral
in another land. aris kidnapped!elen, along with a great deal ofthe country"s wealth.
ore ar s uct ng e en sore ar s uc ng e en s
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ore ar s uct ng e ensore ar s uc ng e ensvary on how this actually happevary on how this actually happe
is she a willing captive.is she a willing captive.
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Thus Began The Trojan WaThus Began The Trojan Wa
7Was this the facethat launch;d athousand ships%nd burnt the
topless towers ofIlium.
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ome mportant eg nn ng etaome mportant eg nn ng etaneed to 'nowneed to 'now
After collecting a massive army, Menelaus chAgamemnonto be the commanding general.
All seemed to be well until one of the men kilstag in the forest of the goddess, Artemis
Highly angered and blaming Agamemnon, shthat she would not let the wind blow until a swas made.
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Th d i t h idTh d i t h id
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The gods are going to choose sideThe gods are going to choose side
0emember their pride is hurt bec0emember their pride is hurt bec
they didn-t get chosenthey didn-t get chosen
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Siege of "roy #Siege of "roy # lasts $% yearslasts $% years
"roy& high and thick walls,surrounded by plain of "roy
Aphrodite# sides with the"ro!ans
Athena and 'era # side with
the (reeks
)eus# remains impartial
Achilles kills 'ect
of "roy &defiles bodybehind his chariot
*aris takes re+enbrother &shoots Achkilling him
(reeks & created a p#dysseus& known for
# Athena-s fa+orite warri
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Th Ili d d t i l d thTh Ili d d t i l d th
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The Iliad does not include thThe Iliad does not include th
unfortunatelyunfortunately
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2r this2r this
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2r even this2r even this
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It-ll beginwith the0age of
%chilles
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%nd near the end we-ll have%nd near the end we-ll have