Trojan Horse Research Paper

At the beginning of Book 2 of The Aeneid, Aeneas tells his story about the fall of Troy. The Greeks constructed a massive wooden horse to which the Trojans believed was an offering goddess Minerva. They then sent one of their youths, Sinon, to give the offering to the Trojans. The Trojans brought the wooden horse into to please the goddess but, the wooden horse was actually a structure to house some Greek soldiers to infiltrate Troy as well as execute a sneak attack when the city was asleep. Similar to guerrilla soldiers, the Greeks exit the wooden horse to begin their attack on the Trojan city. When Aeneas sees the city in flames, he gathers his men to attempt to save Troy. Aeneas attempts to kill as many Greeks as he can, but forced to retreat.

The Trojan War started when a dispute happened between the goddess Hera, Athena and Aphrodite over an apple. They then asked Zeus to judge and he wouldn’t choose. Paris the prince of troy was then asked to judge Athena offered him ambition, fame, success in war. Hera offered Paris power, riches and king of Europe and Asia and Aphrodite offered Paris the love of the most beautiful women in the world. Paris chooses Aphrodite. The most beautiful women happened to be Helena who was married already. The Trojan War started when Paris visits Helen and Menelaus and kidnaps Helen with him back to Troy who is married to Menelaus who was a Spartan king. Helen’s father, Tyndareus promises to protect her and support her husband whatever choice she makes Menelaus finds out his wife is missing and goes after her. When he arrives Paris then offers a solution to keep his brother hector from fighting his battle. He challenges Menelaus to a one on one duel and the winner takes Helen. Menelaus accepts the challenge and they began fighting, Paris starts losing and his leg gets cut, he then crawls to Hectors feet. Menelaus threatens hector that he will kill Paris at his feet and as he raises his sword Hector stabs him, killing him and Agamemnon declares war. Later on, Hector ends up confusing Achilles’s cousin with Achilles because he was wearing his armor. Achilles then gets mad at him and him and Hector fight Achilles wins and drags his body back to his town. Hectors dad goes there to get back his daughter and hectors body. Later on, Greeks thought of an idea to get inside of Troy by building a giant wooden horse, also known as the Trojan horse and they had men hide inside of the horse. The Greeks made them think they left by sailing away and gave them the horse. The Trojans thought of it as a victory trophy or reward. But Paris thought it was a trick and didn’t want the horse brought inside and many others agree that they should burn

Barry Strauss organizes his summary of the Trojan War by referencing Homer 's the Iliad and the Odyssey and compares it to the historical contexts of what he thinks happened. Most scholars agree that the Trojan War dates back around 1200 B.C. during the Bronze Age. The most popular tale of how the Trojan War starts is when Paris, Prince of Troy, goes to visit Sparta to mend relations. In Sparta, Paris is welcomed by Menelaus, King of Sparta and his beautiful wife Helen. According to ancient sources, Menelaus went to Crete for business and foolishly left Helen all alone with Paris (Strauss, 15). Afterward, Helen is seduced by Paris and flees Sparta to accompany him back to Troy, along with bountiful treasures.

In actuality, there are many theories concerning the destruction of Troy that do not involve a giant wooden horse. One is that Homer, the author of the "Illiad", made up the story of the Battle of Troy, and that there was actually an earthquake instead. According to the article, "'...Homer knew that the city he was describing had been destroyed by an earthquake...But that's not how you want to end your monumental saga-with a whimper'" (Lovgren). It is reasonable that Homer would want to defend Troy, since the concept of the Trojan horse made the Greek offense look strong, and Homer was from Greece. In addition, it was probably humiliating for the Trojan empire to have been up taken by something as mediocre as an earthquake. The idea of writing an epic that not only made the Greeks look good, but at the same time make the Trojans look bad, would have been appealing to

This all started at a peace rally between Sparta and Troy with the prince of Troy Paris welcomed as Menelaus and Helen guest. The Trojans sailed of too Troy with Helen, Menelaus discovers that his wife is gone, and goes to Mycenae to convince his brother Agamemnon to help aid and lead an expedition to go retrieve Helen, but Agamemnon only goes to take rule of Troy

Laocoon, a warrior priest, is regarded highly by his fellow Trojans. When he speaks out against the Trojan horse, many are swayed to his side of the argument. When Laocoon and his sons are killed by serpents sent by Athena, his death sways the argument toward accepting the Horse into the city. The interference of the gods’ in the decision regarding the Trojan horse helps bring about the fall of Troy.

Prior to the Trojan War, Helen, the Queen of Sparta, was abducted by the Prince of Troy. Bound by honour, Odysseus led a fleet of twelve ships to Troy and battled for Helen for a decade. The war finally ended when Odysseus outwitted the enemy by feigning retreat and leaving a giant wooden horse behind, called the “Trojan Horse”. The Greeks hid in the horse which the Trojans took in. After the Trojans celebrated their false victory and went to sleep, the Greeks snuck out of the wooden horse and wreaked havoc within the city. Odysseus’ sharp

Introduction- The Greeks have been trying breach the 20 foot walls of Troy for ten years during the Trojan War. Why would the Trojans bring in a "gift" (A wooden horse carrying Greek warriors inside) from the people who have been trying to kill them for ten years? A good guess would be that it was an inside job. Someone from inside the city of Troy probably let the Greeks inside the city, so there is no way they accepted this "gift" from the Greeks. It is very questionable that the Trojan Horse didn’t even exist. It is like the game Telephone. The story changes as it was passed on. The story of the Trojan horse was probably a game of Telephone in History.

The epic began with the description of an internal conflict in the Achaian forces. The king Agamemnon's desire for a woman who had the gods on her side forced the great leader to dishonor one of his fighters by taking the fighters woman. We soon learn, in book 3, that the reason that the Achaians were fighting the Trojans was because a the Trojan prince Paris stole Helen from her Achaian husband Menelaos. During the confrontation a one-vs-one combat was proposed and a character, Alexandros the godlike answered the call for the Trojans. When Menelaos steps forward for the Achaians, Alexandros retreats. Alexandros was then scolded for his cowardice and we learn the cause of the battle, “And now you would not stand up against warlike Menelaos?

There is a gathering with the people of Troy and the people of Greece that hold a toast to being allies with no intention of war of any sort. But when Paris expresses his love for Helen, the wife of Menelaus, she sails off with the Trojan army is secret. Hector is oblivious to wrongdoing of his brother Paris. He knows that with that incident, the Greek army will go into battle with the mighty Troy. Before the Trojans can return Helen to Menelaus, Greece has already set their mind on war. That being said, this will be the greatest war ever fought. The Trojan war.

The Trojan War is described as one of histories most legendary battles. This battle is told to have lasted ten years, resulting in the eventual collapse of Troy, under the siege of Greek forces. Modern knowledge of the Trojan War has survived mainly through the account given in Homer’s Illiad, and while having proved to be a rich source of inspiration for other writers, artists, and even filmmakers in recent history, much speculation still exists surrounding his account. I will analyze modern interpretations of the Trojan War and examine both speculation and support for Homer’s account. Concluding with sufficient evidence that has been collected surrounding this epic battle, proving Homer’s account of a massive battle between these two powerful city states to not be just a tale of myth and legend, but actual history.

War heroes on both sides were involved. There were many war heroes. Achilles killed hector in battle to get through the walls of troy. Achilles was feared by all because the was invincible. Hector was the hero for battle for the trojans. The war

Firstly, the Trojan War began when Trojan prince, Paris, kidnapped Helen, spouse of Menelaus of Sparta. At the point when Menelaus requested her arrival, the Trojans refused.

It’s the beginning of the end for Hector and the Trojans. The fighting has already made its way to the ships, but it’s about to take a turn. Patroclus goes to Achilles and begs for permission for wear Achilles armor in battle if Achilles continues to refuse himself. As soon as Patroclus steps out to the battlefield in Achilles’s armor, the tides change. The Trojans quickly retreat from the Greek ships. This is where we can see the prophecy of the Greeks being victorious coming into view. The end is in sight and we know that the fall of Troy is in the future. Patroclus pursues the Trojans all the way to the gates of Troy, disobeying Achilles in the process. Patroclus winds up dead at the hands of Apollo and Hector. More Greeks are summoned and

The Trojan War was during the Bronze Age in the 12th or 13th century BC. It was between Greece and Troy. The Trojan War mainly started when the Greeks brought a wooden horse over to Troy as a sign of “peace.” However, it was used to take over Troy since there were many armed men in the horse. A downfall the Trojans had that led up to this point in time was that they were foolish, “Four times did the Horse halt as they dragged it, before it passed through the gate, and each time their might have been heard a great clashing of arms within” (Church 9). In the Horse, there were sounds being made but the Trojans did not pay attention to these signs and Troy suffered as a result. Overall, the Trojan War was created due to many gods fighting over Helen and because of this Troy was taken over by Greece and Aeneas and his crew had to relocate and find a new safe place to live with the help of Venus and Apollo by their side.