The Trojan War By Barry Strauss

As the plot of the Trojan War continues, Strauss includes the fact that the Greeks did in fact want peace with Troy and they wanted to end the long lasting feud. However, Troy did not have the same thing in mind. When asked, King Priam refused to address the fact that his son Paris humiliated King Menelaus by stealing his wife from him. Moreover, they did not agree to deliver Helen back due to the fact that it would show that they agreed with the fact that taking Helen from Menelaus was not morally correct, which would also lead to a civil war in Troy.

In Ancient Greece, there was the most stunning woman in the world named Helen. With the support of her suitors, Helen was going to marry Menelaus, the King of Sparta. However, calamity struck when Helen was kidnapped by Paris, the son of Troy’s King Priam. This caused a Greek expedition to bring Helen back to Sparta, known as the Trojan War. Needing assistance, Menelaus called for Odysseus, the King of Ithaca.

Would you like to know the story of Trojan War? They story of the Trojan War is known as the fight between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycanaen Greece. The Trojan War to this day still has evidence that is being uncovered and finding more about Troy and how its affected us today.

Helen of Sparta’s portrayals in many different accounts of mythology and history are extremely dissimilar. Helen was said to be the daughter of Zeus and Leda (Queen of Sparta), and was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Helen was abducted by Paris of Troy and when Menelaus came to retrieve Helen, the Trojan war began. In “The Odyssey”, Helen is shown as living happily with Menelaus after he brought her back from Sparta. She is portrayed as an intelligent person who sees things for what they truly are, but is mostly reserved to wifely duties. In “Trojan Women” by Euripides, Helen is shown as a person who was used by the gods as a reward for Paris with nothing else in mind. However, she fights vehemently for her own innocence in the

Helen's situation is also distinguished by the fact that she is the only woman targeted by the Trojan women themselves for hatred and condemnation. They accuse her of being the cause of the war that has brought death to all the Trojan warrior heroes and has culminated in the downfall of Troy itself. She is also considered to be the nuisance of her own kinsmen, the Greeks. In the eyes of the Trojan women, including Hecuba, Helen lacks “womanly virtues” and is completely bereaved of refined sentiments. Her renowned beauty is a trap that she deliberately and opportunistically utilizes to manipulate men like Paris in her greedy quest for bodily pleasures and luxurious

One of of the causes or reasons that the Trojan War happened was when the youngest of Troy, Paris, have dishonoured all the means of hospitality by running off with Helen the wife of the king of Sparta, King Menelaus. This got the king angry because of his decision he decided to go to his brother King Agamemnon, for his assistance. King Agamemnon finally had the chance to take overTroy as it was always what he wanted but however he was frequently stopped by his brother and however given by thin opportunity, he took it and finally took over this beautiful city. Helen of Sparta is referred to in Homer's writings to have had the face that launched a thousand believed to be the most beautiful woman during the time.

The suspected start of the war- over the abduction of Helen, Queen of Sparta- was caused entirely by a godly conflict over who was the most beautiful- Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, was selected to judge. He chose Aphrodite, who in turn gave him Helen, who was her equivalent in beauty amongst humans. In both versions, Paris is portrayed as a wife stealing, thief in the night. His brother Hector and he were on a peace mission in Sparta on behalf of Troy visiting the king, Menelaus, when Paris ran off with Menelaus' wife, Helen. This action divides the Gods who constantly meddle with the mortal's lives. Naturally, Aphrodite is on the Trojans' side, as was her lover and God of War, Ares, and Apollo. Although Zeus, King of Gods, tried to be neutral, he was pro-Trojan. Hera, Queen of Gods, and Athena help the Greeks because they were mad that Paris chose Aphrodite. Poseidon, God of the Sea and Zeus' brother, also sided with the Greeks whenever Zeus was not looking. An example of this constant intrusiveness of the Gods in the Iliad was when King "Menelaus hurls his spear, lightly wounding Paris. Paris' helmet strap becomes caught at his chin and Menelaus has nearly dragged him away before Aphrodite intervenes, breaking the strap. She then wraps Paris in a mist, sets him in his own perfumed bedchamber, and hurries to catch Helen" (Bloom 13). Of

The Trojan War had mythology in it so none of it is actually history but it has history in it. There was a war but the greeks thought that they needed to make a sacrifice to the god of the wind to cross the sea to get to troy. How it started.

After going through many variations of both stories online, I came to believe that Helen was kidnapped by Paris. The reason for my conclusion is: it is thought in many versions of this story that before her kidnapping, Helen and Menelaos had a daughter Hermione. Despite me believing that Helen was kidnapped, there are also other stories that say Aphrodite, the Goddess of love helped Paris seduce Helen, convincing her to go with him to Troy. Perhaps she may have gone willingly with Paris, leaving behind her young daughter and her home. I remain with the conclusion that Helen was kidnapped by

The Trojan war was a ten year siege on the city of the city of Troy at the hands of the Greek forces led by a psychopathic king, Agamemnon. This conflict, which took place about 1200 B.C has become one of the most well known Greek mythology events in history. In the 13th century B.C, Troy and Sparta had stopped their wars and become allies, this was until Paris the youngest prince of Troy seduced Helen, the Queen of Sparta and left with her back to Troy. When Menelaos (The King of Sparta) found out what had happened, he vowed

The story of the Troy war has a great significance in the history of ancient Greece, and it is also one of the most important legends mythology in Greek. According to study of most archaeologists, they found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the Troy war really existed in history. However, it was argued that there had been a war during that time in the Troy. Over thousands of years, we have no truth that can makes effect of it. The only record we can find is in “Iliad” and “Odýsseia”. In any case, we deserve to think deeply about the story of the Trojan war.

The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source, the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme, the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists Schliemann, Dorpfield, Blegen and Korfmann strongly suggest the occurrence of a war in troy and have some links to the Iliad. Despite these links, there is only enough evidence to support the existence of a war in Troy but not explicitly Homer’s

The Trojan War has filled the minds of children from generation to generation. As famous literature, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey, entrance boys and girls in the most unique war of all time. All though there is very little evidence as to what occurred during the Trojan War or even if it was a real war, historians have used works of literature like the Iliad and convincing evidence to piece together the most unique war of all time. The Trojan War was the most unique war because of its intense conflicts, the horrific yet engaging aftermath of the war, and interesting intervention of the gods. The Trojan War was the most unique war because of its intense conflicts.

During the Bronze age of time (1184-1194 BC) one of the most important events happened in Greek mythology. It has been addressed many times in both literature and through oral speech. There are many different versions of this story because no one has managed to keep the same thoughts. The two most famous ones are the Odyssey and Iliad. This one is going off of the Iliad by Homer.

After the readings, I believe that there was not a historical Trojan War. I believe Homer’s poems were historically inaccurate and just a fictional form of writing. These poems were mythical and made as a story for the public. Also, archaeological evidence fails to show proof of a major war, but instead shows that Troy may have been a major trade center which can cause tension and conflict between societies.