Rica S.

Mendoza
BSBA FM 4A
Activity 3
Topic: The Fall of Troy
1.  Why did the Greeks declare war against the Trojans?
Based on what I’ve read, According to the ancient Greek epic poet Homer, the
Greeks declare war against the Trojans, when prince of Troy, Paris, had convinced
Queen Helen, wife of the Greek king Menelaus, to elope with him and went off together
to Troy. . The Greeks thus wanted to avenge this disgrace to their honor and pride. To
get her back, Menelaus sought help from his brother Agamemnon, who assembled a
Greek army to defeat Troy.
Another myth attributes the origin of the Trojan War to a quarrel between the
goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera over who among them was the fairest. After
Paris chose Aphrodite, Athena and Hera plotted against Troy.
2.  Who was the leader of the Greek army?
- Agamemnon was the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War. He was the
brother-in-law of Helen of Troy. Agamemnon was married to Clytemnestra, the sister of
Menelaus' wife, Helen of Troy.

3.  Who was the ruler of Troy during that time?

-In Greek mythology, Priam was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan
War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such
as Hector and Paris.

4.  Who was Paris? Who was Helen?

*Paris, also known as Alexander son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy,
is a mythological nobleman that appears in a number of Greek legends. Just before his
birth, his mother dreamed that she gave birth to a flaming torch. This dream was
interpreted by the seer Aesacus as a foretelling of the downfall of Troy, and he declared
that the child would be the ruin of his homeland
*Helen of Troy, Greek Helene, in Greek legend, the most beautiful woman of
Greece and the indirect cause of the Trojan War. She was daughter of Zeus, either by
Leda or by Nemesis, and sister of the Dioscuri. As a young girl, she was carried off by
Theseus, but she was rescued by her brothers. During the fall of Troy, Helen's role
is ambiguous. When the Trojan horse was admitted into the city, she feigned Bacchic
rites, leading a chorus of Trojan women, and, holding a torch among them, she signaled
to the Greeks from the city's central tower.
5.  How were the Greeks able to conquer Troy?
* The ensuing war lasted 10 years, with the help of Athena, Odysseus (a Greek
architecture) devises a plan to build a humongous wooden horse and fill it with armed
men. The Trojans thought that they would break a part of the wall and drag the horse
inside the city to bring misfortune to the Greeks. Despite the warning of their priest, they
dragged the horse inside the city. The hidden Greeks opened the gates to their
comrades, with Helen signal. Greeks who then killed Troy, massacred its men, and
successfully carried off Helen.

6.  In your own words, discuss on the Fall of Troy.

We All know this chapter 'The Fall of Troy' narrates the story of the tragic fall of the city
Troy, was written in the Iliad. Based on what I read ,this story was about love, honor,
and the pursuit of glory. It was started when Eris (goddess of discord) crashed the
wedding of Thetis and Pelleus because she wasn't invited. She rolled a golden apple
inscribed with something like "to the most beautiful goddess." into the crowd of gods
and goddesses. Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite wanted the apple. They asked Zeus to
decide who could have the apple, therefore being the most beautiful. But Zeus refuse
and suggest a mortal to choose so it was that Paris, a Prince of Troy, was chosen. Hera
offered him political power, Athena offered him military glory, and Aphrodite offered him
the hand of the most beautiful woman. Being a guy, Paris chose Aphrodite's deal and
gave her the apple. And this was happen to be Helen, Queen of Sparta, and in Greek
legend, the most beautiful woman. When the Prince of Troy, Paris, had convinced
Queen Helen, wife of the Greek king Menelaus, to flee with him to Troy, the King
Menelaus knew this so he asked the help of his brother Agamemnon and decided to get
his wife out of Troy but Paris declined, and so the war started between the Trojans and
the Greeks.

For ten years, innumerable Greeks and Trojan soldiers fought the battle every
day. However, in the tenth year, the city of Troy was captured by the Greeks, not by
war, but by a clever trick. Odysseus, a Greek architecture and warrior created a plan to
take over troy by making a great wooden horse, which could fit in many Greek soldiers.
At night the Greek warriors get sail for an island nearby, where they could hide. And I
think this is the start of the exciting part of the story. Because the Trojans appear to be
close to win the war in the first scene of the "Troy" movie adaption, it appears that there
will be a big plot twist between the protagonist and the antagonist.

The Greeks had fled the battlefield by the time the Trojan warriors arrived the
following morning, and all that was left at the coast was a huge wooden horse. They
forced the Greek soldier, who was tied beneath the horse, to tell them what had
occurred. He falsely claimed that the Greeks wanted to return home because they were
tired of the long war and the huge wooden horse is a piece offering. In order to have a
peaceful voyage back home, they had make the horse as an offering to the god of the
sea. When questioned why the horse was so large, he responded that it would only
benefit the Greeks if it remained outside of Troy, which is why it was so big In order to
prevent it from being dragged into the city. The Trojans planned to break a part of the
city wall down and pull the horse inside in order to condemn the Greeks. Despite the
warning of their priest, they dragged the horse inside the city.

That night they rejoiced in their victory and almost everybody got drunk. In the
middle of the night, the Greeks who had sailed to a nearby island, came back. The
Greek soldiers who was left behind gave a signal and wooden horse were opened from
the side. They opened the city Gates and the entire Greek army entered the city of Troy
in the silence of the night. What followed afterwards was terror and cruelty beyond
imagination. The old man and epic city of Troy was burnt to the grounds. Its soldiers,
warriors, and Kings were killed mercilessly. Towards the end of King of Troy, King
Priam and Prince Paris were also killed. The wife, mother and sister of hector were
taken as slaves and Helen was returned back to king Menelaus. This marked was
returned back to king Menelaus. This marked the tragic end of the great City of Troy.
(okay na to)

Other version:
Eris (goddess of discord) crashed the wedding of Thetis and Pelleus because she
wasn't invited. She rolled a golden apple inscribed with something like "to the most
beautiful goddess." into the crowd of gods and goddesses. Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite
wanted the apple. They asked Zeus to decide who could have the apple, therefore
being the most beautiful.
But he said, "Hell no! Let a mortal decide."
So it was that Paris, a Prince of Troy, was chosen. Hera offered him political power,
Athena offered him military glory, Aphrodite offered him the hand of the most beautiful
woman. Being a guy, Paris chose Aphrodite's deal and gave her the apple. But he didn't
cash in on his deal just then.
It was only when Paris met Helen (and although it's unsure whether Paris wooed Helen
and brought her to Troy, or he snatched her unwilling, Helen ended up in Troy.) did he
take up the deal. Helen was King Menelaus's wife, a Greek king of Sparta and brother
to Agamemnon (the most powerful king in Greece).
Rightfully, Menelaus' was mad that his wife was stolen; he goes to his brother
Agamemnon. "Let's wage war!"
SOO the Greeks sail over and fight with the Trojans for 10 years. The Trojan walls are
impenetrable. The Greeks decide to let it be known they are leaving, when they are in
actuality sailing to a nearby island. They leave a large wooden horse, which the Trojans
accept as a token of victory. Everyone's heard the story of how the horse is hollow and
Greek soldiers, including Odysseus await inside.
The soldiers spring when they're least expecting it, and open the gates to Troy, letting in
the rest of their army that has arrived back on Troy's shore.
We all know that the story of the tragic fall of the city Troy, written in the Iliad. The story
was about love, honor, and the pursuit of glory. It was started when Eris (goddess of
discord) crashed the wedding of Thetis and Pelleus because she wasn't invited.

1. An idiot goddess gave Paris to Helen when Helen was already married
2. Hera and Athena swore eternal vengeance on the Trojans especially Paris
3. Helen’s husband Menelaus and his army invades Troy to get Helen back
4. DECADE LONG TROJAN WAR
5. Finally as a last resort, the Trojan Horse came into play as a trick by the Greeks.
The Trojans thought Greeks finally went home.
6. Greeks hide behind an island as some of their fellow soldiers were all safely
hidden in the horse.
7. Greeks managed to get the horse inside Troy’s walls and they all came tumbling
in, burning the city to ashes and slaughtered thousands