| A | B |
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| The Trojan Cycle | Judgment of Paris; Expedition to Troy; Trojan War; Fall of Troy |
| Troy I to V (ca. 3000-1700 BC) | Early to Middle Bronze Age sites experienced periods of considerable wealth; trade in wool, timber, pottery |
| Troy VI (ca. 1700-1250 BC) | prosperous and impressive city, huge fortification walls surrounding; destroyed by earthquake |
| Troy VII (ca. 1250-1040 BC) | city of Priam; 1150 BC destroyed by military siege |
| Iliad | most famous account of Trojan War |
| Helen | daughter of Leda wife of King Tyndareus, however, sired by Zeus |
| Leda and Zeus | form of a swan, Leda laid two eggs, one immortal, Helen and Polydeuces |
| Leda and Tyndareus | Clytemnestra and Castor born from mortal egg |
| Castor | skilled horseman, mortal son of Tyndareus |
| Polydeuces | expert boxer, immortal son of Zeus |
| Clytemnestra | Leda's daughter, mortal sister of Helen. Married Agamemnon, King of Mycenae. Eldest daughter, Iphigeneia |
| Helen | Most beautiful woman in the world |
| Helen and Menelaus | King and Queen of Sparta; daughter Hermione |
| Paris | falls in love with Helen; run away from Sparta, stealing treasure |
| Priam and Hekabe | Son Paris |
| Peleus and Thetis | on Mt. Olympus during Troy, got married |
| Hera | gives Paris Greatest Royal Power in the World |
| Athena | Guaranteed Victory in War |
| Aphrodite | Gives Paris most beautiful woman in the world |
| Golden apple | awarded to Aphrodite |
| Odysseus | tries to avoid going to war by pretending to be crazy |
| Achilles | mother tried to hide him dressed as girl |
| Who is Achilles? | Greatest Gk warrior ever; Son Peleus and Thetis; Leader of Myrmidons, ant men; fastest; best-looking |
| Greek side | Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Hermes, Zeus |
| Trojan Side | Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Leto |
| Hector | Crown prince, son of Priam and Hekabe |
| Andromache | wife of Hector, daughter of King Eëtion |
| Cassandra | princess of Troy |
| Polyxena | younger princess of Troy, daughter of Priam and Hekabe |
| Aeneas | leading warrior, son of Aphrodite and Anchises |
| Penthesilea | queen of Amazons |
| Agamemnon | king of Mycenae |
| Menelaus | king of Sparta |
| Odysseus | king of Ithaka |
| Ajax | king of Salamis, son of Telamon |
| Diomedes | king of Argos |
| Achilles | prince pf Phthia |
| Patroklos | best friend of Achilles |
| Divine Twins/Dioscuri | Castor - mortal; Polydeuces - immortal |
