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By: Andy Pressman THE TROJAN WAR
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Why did the war happen? (Real) Mostly because of the taxation of all ships coming through the Sea of Marmara which made the Greeks angry and made them want to destroy the city of Troy. Also the saying : “The face that launched 1000 ships” because Helen was so beautiful, the Greeks were determined to win her back and bring he back to Greece.
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Why did the war happen? (Mythological) Paris and the golden apple The dreams of the queen of Troy
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The Trojans Helen of Sparta Paris Priam (king of Troy) Hector (mightiest prince of Troy) Aphrodite Apollo Aeneas
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The Greeks Odysseus Achilles(Achilles heel) King Menelaus Patroclus Hera Thetis Athena (chief supporter) Agamemnon
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Who was Achilles? The greatest warrior of the Greeks Killer of hector The almost immortal How come he died? Not fully immortal His mortality wasn’t totally removed because his mother didn’t have time to immortalize his whole body because Achilles was being held by his heel Happened at the River Styx
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“For my part, I fear the Greeks even when…Gifts” That was the response of Lacoon. A Trojan Priest after seeing the great Trojan Horse Thought up and designed by the great Odysseus later called Ulysses by the Romans. The Trojan Horse
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True or False The Greeks won the war. True Nobody in Troy survived the Greek attack False (Aeneas) Odysseys was the king of Ithaca True Helens True Name was Helen of Troy False
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