What Was the Trojan War? 


 Did the Trojan War Really Happen? 


The Trojan War

The Trojan War was a very important part of the Greeks’ history. There are many myths and legends about the trojan War. In the Iliad, it describes certain events in the final year of the war. According to legend, the Trojan War lasted 10 years, until Greece defeated Troy. Many of ancient Greek stories talk about the Trojan War, particularly Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. Many scholars believe the legend is based on a real war of the mid-1200’s B.C.’s. People have been trying to find and to search for evidence that the war was real. The modern day city Hissarlik in turkey is supposedly was the war took place. So far there have been few discoveries that have greatly added to the understanding of the city used to be like. Which is why Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey are so important. Homer was in many ways iconic, but is he a reliable source? Both the Romans and the Greeks considered the world Homer described as real, the war itself historical. In a sense, the poet was like a remote to the past, real or imagined. Claiming descent from heroes gave there stories more legitimacy. Aeneas for example, whose descendants were said to have founded Rome, is not just some sailor, but a veteran of the Trojan War. Until the early modern period, most people, like their ancient forebears, believed that the Trojan War had happened. The site of Troy, well-known to the ancients, was hardly grand, but it was evidence enough to argue that once upon a time a great city had thrived there. In Homer's day, circa 800 BCE, the great walls were still visible. During the start of the Trojan War Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek forces, sent soldiers to recruit Achilles into the Greek army. Agamemnon the commander of the Greek forces sent soldiers to recruit Achilles to the Greek army. Thetis feared her d son, who was just approaching manhood, would be killed in battle. She sent him, disguised in women’s clothing to live with King Lycomedes on the island of Skiros. But Odysseus a cunning Greek General saw threw his disguise and Achilles joined the army. Hector, in Greek mythology, was the greatest hero of the ancient city of Troy. Hector played an important part in the Trojan War, in which Greece defeated Troy. The famous epic poem the Iliad tells of important events that occurred during the last year of the war Hector was the son of Priam, the king of Troy, and Hecuba. According to some myths, the Greek god Apollo was Hectors father. The Iliad described Hector as brave, handsome, and patriotic. He also was a good leader and a loving husband. During the Trojan War Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, refused to fight after quarreling with the Greek commander Agamemnon. A result, Hectors soldiers drove the Greeks from the walls of Troy back to their ships. Achilles’ friend Patroclus wore Achilles’ armor in battle and fought in his place. Hector, aided by Apollo, and killed Patroclus during the battle. Achilles returned to the battlefield to seek revenge for the death of Patroclus. Hectors sense of honor made him fight Achilles, even though he knew he would die. Achilles killed Hector and tied the corpse behind his chariot. He dragged Hectors body around the walls of Troy for several days. King Priam begged Achilles for his son's corpse. Achilles pitied Priam and gave him Hectors body so that it could be buried properly. Hector, in Greek mythology, was one of the greatest heros of the ancient city of Troy. Hector played an important part in the Trojan War, in which Greece defeated Troy. The famous epic poem the Iliad tells of important events that occurred during the last year of the war Hector was the son of Priam, the king of Troy, and Hecuba. According to some myths, the Greek god Apollo was Hectors father. The Iliad described Hector as brave, handsome, and patriotic. He also was good leader and a loving husband. Trojan War, Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, refused to fight after quarreling with the Greek commander Agamemnon. As a result, hectors soldiers drove the Greeks from the walls of Troy back to their ships. Achilles’ friend Patroclus wore Achilles’ armor in battle and fought in his place. Hector, aided by Apollo, and killed Patroclus during the battle. Achilles returned to the battlefield to seek revenge for the death of Patroclus. Hectors sense of honor made him fight Achilles, even though he knew he would die. Achilles killed Hector and tied the corpse behind his chariot. He dragged Hectors body around the walls of Troy for several days. King Priam begged Achilles for his son's corpse. Achilles pitied Priam and gave him Hectors body so that it could be buried properly. In Greek and Roman mythology Cassandra was daughter of Priam and Hecuba, king and queen of Troy. According to Homer Cassandra’s beauty was so great that Apollo fell in love and gave her the power to tell the future. But she would not love Apollo in return. As punishment Apollo ordered that no one ever believe what she said. Cassandra warned the Trojans to return to Helen to the Greeks and to beware of the Trojan horse. But they paid no attention. As Troy fell Cassandra Prayed at the alter Athena. Agamemnon took her to Mycenae as a slave. They Clytemnestra and Aegisthus murdered her. The story of Cassandra has been told often in literature. She is a major character in two ancient Greek tragedies, Agamemnon by Aeschylus and The Trojan Women by Euripides. Cassandra's name has come to stand for any prophet of doom.