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Lecture eight Trojan War Setting: Time Place 1250 B.C What will come to your mind? According to Greek mythology, since Zeus believed that there were too many people populating the earth, he decided to use the Trojan war as a means to depopulate the Earth, especially of his demigod descendants. The Judgement of Paris The Judgement of Paris Bribing Paris: Hera: political power; Athena: skill in battle and wisdom; Aphrodite: Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world Paris chose Aphrodite Helen The most beautiful woman in the world; Daughter of Tyndareus, king of Sparta; Daughter of Zeus and the Spartan queen Leda; Wife of king Menelau, of Sparta; Abduction by Paris —cause of the Trojan War. Paris abducted Helen? Or They fell on love with each other? The Trojan war begins Menelaus asked his brother, Agamemnon (commander in chief of the Greek forces) for help. Agamemnon rounded up the formal suitors for Helen and reminded them of their oath. The Greeks formed a huge rescue force. They assembled 1,186 ships from over 24 Greek kingdoms with a total force of 130,000 men. Cunning Odysseus However, Palamedes had an idea. Palamedes put Odysseus’ son in front of the plow. A sane man could not kill his child. Odysseus reluctantly joined the Greek forces. Poor Iphigenia Unfavorable winds stopped them from leaving immediately. Agamemnon saying he was a better hunter than Artemis. Prophecy: he should sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia. This caused Agamemnon’s wife, Clytemnestra, to despise him for the rest of her life. Beginning Attacks Troy was a walled city, so the Greeks could not directly attack it, but attacked the surrounding towns that supplied Troy. They cut off the supplies and used the food and provisions. Deaths of many heroes. Despite losing virtually all of its heroes, Troy would still not fall. The walls were built by Apollo Poseidon and made impenetrable. Bloody Battle The first nine years of the war consisted of both war in Troy and