what was the reason for troy war,what were the names 4 the kiddnapper,kiddnapped,king whose wife was kiddnaped
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The Trojan War was fought for Helen, the wife of Menelaus. Paris from Troy was questioned by the goddesses Hera, Aphrodite and Athena as to who was most beautiful. Aphrodite said he could have Helen of Sparta if he voted for her. Guess which goddess Paris voted for? The Trojan War was supposedly fought for 10 years for Helen, "the face that launched a thousand ships." Troy was eventually defeated because of the gift of the "Trojan Horse," which actually concealed Greek fighters inside it.
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Greek mytholigy\nthe story was pased down but Homer was the 1st person to put it in writting so he was given credit
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays_Rebellion
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As I recall the story her owes absolutley nothing to them...however we may not be talking about the same Agamemnon here T,T Which story is this from the Odyssey or a different one?\ndamnedatehist@gmail.com -e-mail me if u need help
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Hector was the son of the king and the Trojan hero?  But he wasn't really because he choose protecting his dishonorable cowardly brother over the safety of the people of Troy.  He was killed in single combat outside the walls of troy by achellies (sp)
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you can't compare them. Troy is the City-Kingdom where the Epic Iliad happened. \n\nYou may want to compare Iliad and Odyssey.  The first one chronicles the battle between Greeks and Trojans.  The second one tells of the story of Odysseus, after the Trojan War, and the dangers and adventures he met along the way.  Both epics were written, scholars say, by the blind poet Homer.
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This should answer that question.\n\nhttp://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/ultimate+showdown/\n\nBut seriously, throughout all of history, probably King David.\nHe killed Goliath as a little boy, then later in life (I may be wrong but I think this is right), in order to marry the girl he wanted her father told him to go out and collect the foreskins of 1000 of his enemies.  He came back with 2000, nice!
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I hear he hung with Hercules because they were both just demigods. Thor and Apollo were to haughty, being full gods and all.
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Postnote: Ritter (bellow) has a good point ...you should read the whole epic....Yet, I know what you might be feeling about reading the Illiad....'cause I had to read it too for an ancient Lit class...I also know that it is a pain in the butt...So I decided to help you...Here are the things you need\n\nCharacters:\n\nThe Achaeans (also called the “Argives” or “Danaans”)\nAchilles - The son of the military man Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis. The most powerful warrior in the Iliad, Achilles commands the Myrmidons, soldiers from his homeland of Phthia in Greece. Proud and headstrong, he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. Achilles’ wrath at Agamemnon for taking his war prize, the maiden Briseis, forms the main subject of the Iliad.\nAgamemnon (also called “Atrides”)  -  King of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army; brother of King Menelaus of Sparta. Arrogant and often selfish, Agamemnon provides the Achaeans with strong but sometimes reckless and self-serving leadership. Like Achilles, he lacks consideration and forethought. Most saliently, his tactless appropriation of Achilles’ war prize, the maiden Briseis, creates a crisis for the Achaeans, when Achilles, insulted, withdraws from the war.\nAgamemnon \nPatroclus - Achilles’ beloved friend, companion, and advisor, Patroclus grew up alongside the great warrior in Phthia, under the guardianship of Peleus. Devoted to both Achilles and the Achaean cause, Patroclus stands by the enraged Achilles but also dons Achilles’ terrifying armor in an attempt to hold the Trojans back.\nOdysseus - A fine warrior and the cleverest of the Achaean commanders. Along with Nestor, Odysseus is one of the Achaeans’ two best public speakers. He helps mediate between Agamemnon and Achilles during their quarrel and often prevents them from making rash decisions.\nDiomedes (also called “Tydides”) -  The youngest of the Achaean commanders, Diomedes is bold and sometimes proves impetuous. After Achilles withdraws from combat, Athena inspires Diomedes with such courage that he actually wounds two gods, Aphrodite and Ares.\nGreat Ajax - An Achaean commander, Great Ajax (sometimes called “Telamonian Ajax” or simply “Ajax”) is the second mightiest Achaean warrior after Achilles. His extraordinary size and strength help him to wound Hector twice by hitting him with boulders. He often fights alongside Little Ajax, and the pair is frequently referred to as the “Aeantes.”\nLittle Ajax - An Achaean commander, Little Ajax is the son of Oileus (to be distinguished from Great Ajax, the son of Telamon). He often fights alongside Great Ajax, whose stature and strength complement Little Ajax’s small size and swift speed. The two together are sometimes called the “Aeantes.”\nNestor - King of Pylos and the oldest Achaean commander. Although age has taken much of Nestor’s physical strength, it has left him with great wisdom. He often acts as an advisor to the military commanders, especially Agamemnon. Nestor and Odysseus are the Achaeans’ most deft and persuasive orators, although Nestor’s speeches are sometimes long-winded.\nMenelaus -  King of Sparta; the younger brother of Agamemnon. While it is the abduction of his wife, Helen, by the Trojan prince Paris that sparks the Trojan War, Menelaus proves quieter, less imposing, and less arro-gant than Agamemnon. Though he has a stout heart, Menelaus is not among the mightiest Achaean warriors.\nIdomeneus - King of Crete and a respected commander. Idomeneus leads a charge against the Trojans in Book 13.\nMachaon - A healer. Machaon is wounded by Paris in Book 11.\nCalchas - An important soothsayer. Calchas’s identification of the cause of the plague ravaging the Achaean army in Book 1 leads inadvertently to the rift between Agamemnon and Achilles that occupies the first nineteen books of the Iliad.\nPeleus -  Achilles’ father and the grandson
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This is actually a direct reference to the Trojan Horse being used at the tail end of the Trojan Wars.  The horse was of a different color (method of thinking) than the besiegers, so it was considered a novel idea and trustworthy.
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Apollo was the twin brother of Artemis. He's the son of Zeus. He's the god of sun, light, clarity, and truth. He's important in greek myths due to the myth of "Apollo and Daphne", where he chased a young beautiful water nymph because he got struck by "cupid's arrow", a gold tipped one that cause lust, desire, and love. Daphne was struck by a lead tipped arrow which cause disgust and repulsion. He chased Daphne across the Earth until she became tired and so came to Mother Earth who turned Daphne into a laurel tree, leaving Apollo heartbroken and despaired. Hmm...how sad isn't it?
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Marriages and Heirs:\n\nHis first wife was Himiltrude, married in 766. The marriage was never formally annulled. By her he had: \nPippin the Hunchback (767-813) \nHis second wife was Gerperga (often erroneously called Desiderata or Desideria), daughter of Desiderius, king of the Lombards, married in 768, annulled in 771. \nHis third wife was Hildegard of Savoy (757 or 758-783 or 784), married 771, died 784. By her he had: \nCharles the Younger (772 or 773-811), king of Neustria from 781 \nAdelaide (773 or 774-774) \nCarloman, baptised Pippin (773 or 777-810), king of Italy from 781 \nRotrude (or Hruodrud) (777-810) \nLouis (778-840), twin of Lothair, king of Aquitaine from 781 and emperor and king of the Franks from 814 \nLothair (778-779 or 780), twin of Louis \nBertha (779-823) \nGisela (781-808) \nHildegarde (782-783) \nHis fourth wife was Fastrada, married 784, died 794. By her he had: \nTheodrada (b.784), abbess of Argenteuil \nHiltrude (b.787) \nHis fifth and favourite wife was Luitgard, married 794, died 800 childless. \n\n\nConcubinages and illegitimate children:\n\nHis first known concubine was Gersuinda. By her he had: \nAdaltrude (b.774) \nHis second known concubine was Madelgard. By her he had: \nRuodhaid (775-810), abbess of Faremoutiers \nHis third known concubine was Amaltrud of Vienne. By her he had: \nAlpaida (b.794) \nHis fourth known concubine was Regina. By her he had: \nDrogo (801-855), bishop of Metz from 823 \nHugh (802-844), archchancellor of the Empire \nHis fifth known concubine was Ethelind. By her he had: \nTheodoric (b.807)
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A lot of battles took place for Athens.Which one do you mean?I could tell you about the battle between the god Posidon and the godess Athena for the name of Athens.Posidon offered water and Athina the olive tree which is considered the tree of life.It's obvious who won.
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Yes, it's incredibly difficult to read & I didn't enjoy it. Admittedly, I used Cliff Notes to help me.\n\nBook summaries\nBook 1: Ten years into the war, Achilles and Agamemnon quarrel over a slave girl, Achilles withdraws from the war in anger \nBook 2: Odysseus motivates the Greeks to keep fighting; Catalogue of Ships, Catalogue of Trojans and Allies \nBook 3: Paris challenges Menelaus to single combat \nBook 4: The truce is broken and battle begins \nBook 5: Diomedes has an aristea and wounds Aphrodite and Ares \nBook 6: Glaucus and Diomedes greet during a truce, Hector returns to Troy \nBook 7: Hector battles Ajax \nBook 8: The gods withdraw from the battle \nBook 9: Agamemnon retreats: his overtures to Achilles are spurned \nBook 10: Diomedes and Odysseus go on a spy mission \nBook 11: Paris wounds Diomedes, and Achilles sends Patroclus on a mission \nBook 12: The Greeks retreat to their camp and are besieged by the Trojans \nBook 13: Poseidon motivates the Greeks \nBook 14: Hera helps Poseidon assist the Greeks \nBook 15: Zeus stops Poseidon from interfering \nBook 16: Patroclus borrows Achilles' armour, enters battle, kills Sarpedon and then is killed by Hector \nBook 17: The armies fight over the body and armour of Patroclus \nBook 18: Achilles learns of the death of Patroclus and receives a new suit of armour \nBook 19: Achilles reconciles with Agamemnon and enters battle \nBook 20: The gods join the battle; Achilles tries to kill Aeneas \nBook 21: Achilles fights with the river Scamander and encounters Hector in front of the Trojan gates \nBook 22: Achilles kills Hector and drags his body back to the Greek camp \nBook 23: Funeral games for Patroclus \nBook 24: Achilles lets Priam have Hector's body back, and he is burned on a pyre \n[edit]\nAfter the Iliad: the end of the war and the returns home\nAlthough certain events subsequent to the funeral of Hector are foreshadowed in the Iliad, and there is a general sense that the Trojans are doomed, a detailed account of the fall of Troy is not set out by Homer. The following account comes from later Greek and Roman poetry and drama.\n\nAchilles fights and kills the Amazon queen Penthesilea and the Aethiopean king Memnon. Very soon he is killed on the battlefield by Paris with a poisoned arrow to his vulnerable heel. (See Achilles' Heel). After his death, Ajax and Odysseus feud over who should keep his armour. They submit their disagreement to an impromptu court and Odysseus is awarded the armour. Ajax subsequently goes mad and slaughters his livestock, believing they are the Greek commanders. He then kills himself in shame.\n\nThe Amazons come to join the battle. Philoctetes, a crippled Greek who had been abandoned by the others along the journey, was recruited by the god Heracles because it was prophesied the war could not be won without his bow.\n\nOdysseus devises a plan to take the city. He has his men build a large, hollow wooden horse, and then he and twenty others hide inside. The Greek ships withdraw out of sight of Troy, apparently admitting defeat, and leave behind the horse, purportedly as an offering to Poseidon for good winds on the return trip. The Trojans take this inside the great walls of Troy, and then feast and celebrate their victory and the war's end. At night, Odysseus and the soldiers creep out of the horse and open the gates to the other Greeks who have sailed back under cover of night. The city is sacked, and in some accounts burned for seven years.\n\nPriam is killed. According to one tradition, Hector's wife Andromache throws their son Astyanax and herself from the ramparts to save them from slavery. According to another, Astyanax was killed by Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, to ensure that Hector's son could not seek vengeance for his father's death against Achilles' son. Andromache became Neoptolemus' concubine, later to marry Helenus, Hector's brother. A Roman tradition held that Aeneas escaped wi
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Yes it was the case during the Trojan war. The Trojans stole the Helen and the Greeks asked Archilles to help them. And they defeated Troy. It was once thought that it was a myth or story. But some archeologists came to find some buildings that were burnt down and they dated the time that the war was thought to have happened!
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the illiad was homer's story about the trojan war. the odyssey was homer's story of the adventure of oddyesus as he tried to get home from the trojan war. if u want more info, read the books, they're pretty good.
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Nick-Nack\n\nIt would help to know who or what the nickname is for