The Iliad/trojan War Flashcards
Aphrodite
Win the apple of Discord and helped Paris at the Trojan war. Was at the Trojan team. Gives Helen to Paris as a reward of choosing her. She promised to Paris eternal power. Because of she Ares was at Trojan team
The apple of discord
Began with the apple of discord. Peleus and Thetis invite all gods and goddesses except Discord. She get mad and gives to them a golden apple for the most beautiful goddess.
Athena
Fights for the discord apple and loses. She is at the Greek team.
Hera
Fights for Discord Apple and loses. She is at Greek team.
Poseidon
Once he loved Greece so he was at its team but he actually hate them. Makes a storm with Artemis so the Greeks can’t go to Troja.
Apollo
God of the Trojans was at their team. He helped Paris killing Achilles by giving him a poisonous arrow and telling him where to shoot him.
Artemis
Was super angry with Greeks so she was at the Trojan team. Helps Poseidon to have revenge.
Zeus and Hermes
Were neutral at the war
Greeks/ Menelaus
King of Sparta. Leave Hector and Paris alone at Sparta. Ask for the help of Agamenon, Achilles and Odysseus. Husband of Helen
Greeks/ Agamenon
King of Mycenea brother of Menelaus. Live Hector and Paris alone at Sparta. Ask for Achilles and Odysseus. Help with the Trojan war.
Greek/ Achilles
King of Thessaly, demigod son of Thetis and Peleus. The myrmidons was his army. His mother doesn’t want him to go to war so he hide at the lycomede’s court. Patroclus was his cousin. Get Briseis as a war price.
Greek/ Odysseus
King of Ithaca. Doesn’t want to go to the war so he try to make him seam crazy but finally he goes. He look for Achilles and fined him at the lycomede’s court.
Trojans/ Priam
The good king father of Paris and Hector
Trojans/ Hector
brother of Paris, husband of andromaque. Helps capture Helen. Best Trojan warrior. Kills Patroclus. Is killed by Achilles
Trojans/Paris
Brother of Hector son of Priam. Capture Hellen was the one that decides who wins the apple. Kills Achilles