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The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BCE. The war was waged by the Achaeans ( Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
27 de mai. de 2024 · Trojan War, legendary conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia, dated by later Greek authors to the 12th or 13th century BCE. The war stirred the imagination of ancient Greeks more than any other event in their history and was celebrated in the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.
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- According to the ancient Greek epic poet Homer, the Trojan War was caused by Paris, son of the Trojan king, and Helen, wife of the Greek king Menel...
- There has been much debate over historical evidence of the Trojan War. Archaeological finds in Turkey suggest that the city of Troy did exist but t...
- The Greeks won the Trojan War. According to the Roman epic poet Virgil, the Trojans were defeated after the Greeks left behind a large wooden horse...
- The death of Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, is not described in Homeric works. In Arctinus’s Aethiopis, Achilles is said t...
13 de ago. de 2023 · Learn about the greatest heroes of the Trojan War, the legendary conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans. Discover their stories, feats, and fates in Homer's Iliad and other sources.
Learn about the legendary warriors who fought in the Trojan War, as depicted in Homer's Iliad. From Achilles and Hector to Paris and Odysseus, discover their stories, feats and fates.
- Tristan Hughes
22 de mar. de 2018 · The Trojan War has defined and shaped the way ancient Greek culture has been viewed right up to the 21st century CE. The story of gods and heroic warriors is perhaps one of the richest single surviving sources from antiquity and offers insights into the warfare, religion, customs, and attitudes of the ancient Greeks.
- Mark Cartwright
- The story of the Trojan War comes from Greek mythology and literature but it may be based on real conflicts between Mycenaeans and Hittites during...
- The Trojan War started because the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaos, the king of Sparta. Menelaus persuaded his brother Agamemn...
- Many heroes fought in the Trojan War. On the Greek side were Agamemnon, Achilles, Odysseus and Ajax. The Trojans had Paris and Hector. The Olympian...
- The alliance of Greek cities won the Trojan War by eventually entering the city of Troy and looting it of its treasures.
- The Greeks won the Trojan War by pretending to leave Troy but leaving behind a giant wooden horse. The Trojans thought this was a gift to the gods...
Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. A central character in Homer's Iliad, he was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia and famous Argonaut.
18 de dez. de 2009 · Learn about the Trojan War, the legendary conflict between Greece and Troy that inspired Homer, Virgil and other ancient writers. Explore the historical and mythological evidence, the siege of Troy and the Trojan Horse, and the excavations of the ancient city.
