The Trojan War Flashcards
Who is Zeus in the TROJAN WAR?
King of gods
Who is Eris in the TROJAN WAR?
Goddess of strife and discord
Aphrodite is who in the TROJAN WAR?
Goddess of love and beauty
Athena is who in the TROJAN WAR?
Goddess of war and wisdom
Hera is who in the TROJAN WAR?
Queen of gods
Paris is who in the TROJAN WAR?
Prince is found being a Shepard
The wedding of Peleus and Thetis
Eris through into the ceremony a golden apple (un-noticed) it said on it, ‘for the fairest’.
The judgement of Paris
As to find the most beautiful, they narrowed it down to Athene, goddess of wisdom. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. And Hera, the queen of gods, wife to Zeus. They said Zeus should decide who was to get the apple, but Zeus refused and chose the trustworthy mortal Paris, in case he was bias. Athene promised wisdom to Paris. Hera promised great wealth and power. Aphrodite promised the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite, and she got the golden apple.
The early life of Achilles
Thetis his mother wanted to make his son immortal like her so took him on a long journey to the underworld. She dipped not him into the slowly moving water of the river Styx. She wouldn’t let go of him fully so held onto his ankle. She had to sear away his mortality next so held him in the fire. When Peleus Achilles father, saw her, he was furious as he didn’t know her intentions. When Peleus was asleep, Thetis took the baby and brought him to mount Pelion, there was where Achilles was taught by Chiron the centaur. When the war of Troy was announced, he was ready to depart but Thetis tried to stop him but he wouldn’t listen so she put a spell on him so he looked like a girl and he didn’t realise it. She sent him to the island of skyros. And then the jewels thing …