1. Heroes and The Trojan War
Mythology Background
Heroes and The Trojan War

2. Modern, Greek/Roman, and Epic
Heroes
Modern, Greek/Roman, and Epic

3. Modern Hero Strong-willed altruistic (self-sacrificing)
brave or has courage
nobility
moral goodness
Example: Ben Carson (Doctor) and Superman

4. Greek/Roman Hero Pride/Arrogance, referred to as hubris Beautiful
Demi-god (typically a son of Zeus)
Accomplish an impossible task
Example: Herakles (Hercules)

5. Epic Hero Examples: Mulan Eragon Harry Potter Luke Skywalker
An Epic Hero has qualities people in society admire and wish to emulate.
Quest/Journey
Love Interest
Mentor
Special Ability
Examples:
Mulan
Eragon
Harry Potter
Luke Skywalker
King Arthur

6. Which hero is which?? Some heroes can be in more than one category
Some people who would have been considered a hero in Ancient Greece would not be considered a hero today

7. Where would you put the following?
Sponge bob?
Batman?
The Dark Knight? Malala?
Kobe?
Jackie Robinson?
Michael Jackson? Michael Jordan? Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Bill Gates?
Steve Jobs?

8. Why Odysseus left his home (Ithica)
The Trojan War
Why Odysseus left his home (Ithica)

9. The Iliad by Homer The Iliad is the story of The Trojan War.
The Trojan War takes place directly before the events in The Odyssey.
We will sum The Trojan War up now

10. Trouble maker
Eris (goddess of discord/conflict) stole one of the apples owned by Hera
Eris used it to start an argument that led to the Trojan War

11. Helen of Troy (Sparta) “The face that launched a thousand ships!”
Super beautiful queen of Sparta (married to King Menelaus)
Leaves Sparta with Paris, the prince of Troy (Drama!!)

12. So...WAR!!! The Trojan War

13. Achilles and the Trojan War

14. The River Styx
The river Styx is what separates the world of the living from the world of the dead, which is ruled by the god ________ (guess)

15. Achilles and the River Styx
Achilles’s mother dipped him in the river Styx, which caused him to become invulnerable everywhere on his body except at the back of his foot
(Achilles’ tendon)

16. Why would Achilles go to war??
The Choice:
Stay at home, have family, be loved.
But if he goes to war, he would become a __________ Hero (what type of hero).

17. Why would Achilles go to war??
The Choice:
Stay at home, have family, be loved.
But if he goes to war, he would become a Greek Hero (what type of hero).

18. Patroclus Cousin of Achilles Wore the armor of Achilles
Led Achilles’s men into battle when Achilles did not

19. Hector Older prince of Troy, Paris’s older brother
Hector kills Patroclus on accident thinking he is killing Achilles

20. Achilles Kills Hector
Achilles demands Hector fight him one-on-one to avenge Patroclus.
This is bad day for Hector (he is killed).

21. Achilles Drags the body of Hector
You could say Achilles was mad.
This is super disrespectful because normally...

22. Greeks, too cool to bury their dead
Instead of burying their dead, Ancient Greeks would build a pyre of wood and burn the body. Two coins over the eyes were thought to be the payment for the boatman to ferry them across the river Styx.

23. Achilles’ Heel

24. Paris kills Achilles

25. Odysseus
Odysseus is a smaller king fighting on the side of the Greeks.
He has a great idea to get inside the walls of Troy.

26. The Plan Build an empty, wooden horse Put men inside
Trick Trojan’s into bringing the horse inside their walls
Attack!!!

27. The plan works!!! The Greeks WIN!!!

28. After The Trojan War...
The Odyssey:
Odysseus’s 10 year journey home

29. Use of “Achilles’s Heel” Today
Strong Person
One Weakness

30. Use of “Trojan Horse” Today
A “Trojan Horse” today is a type of virus for a computer
A user downloads the trojan horse thinking it is something nice (example: picture in an )
Instead, the program attacks