Gods & Goddesses
After losing a beauty contest, these two goddesses supported the Greeks
Athena & Hera
Even though he didn't want to go to war and leave his wife and newborn son, he went because he made an oath as an ex-suitor of Helen.
Odysseus
He stole Helen and started the war.
Paris
Who disguises himself as Achilles and is eventually killed by Hector?
Patroclus
Who comes up with the idea of the Trojan horse?
Odysseus
He intervened in the war because Thetis, Achilles' mother, asked him to. He sent Agamemnon a false dream of victory.
Zeus
As the brother of Menelaus and the most powerful king in Greece, he went to Troy to gain power and wealth.
Agamemnon
He was the ultimate hero of the Trojans.
Hector
In the duel between Achilles and Hector, how does Hector behave?
Cowardly - he runs away from Achilles, and is chased around Troy before being killed.
To which god/goddess was the horse dedicated to?
Athena
He joined the fight just because he loves war. He supported the Trojans because they seemed to need more help.
Ares
He went to war to retrieve his wife, Helen, and to regain his pride.
Menelaus
The king of Troy.
King Priam
Why does Achilles stop fighting for the Greeks?
Agamemnon takes his girl/slave, Briseis
After the Trojans brought the horse into the city, what did they do?
PARTY! (celebrated, got drunk, passed out)
He supported the Trojans because the Greeks kidnapped the daughter of one of his priests.
Apollo
He went to battle because he loved war and wanted ever-lasting glory. Also, how could the Greeks win without him?
Achilles
She warned the Greeks not to bring the Trojan horse into the city walls.
Cassandra
Who committed suicide due to jealousy after Odysseus was awarded Achilles' amor?
Ajax
How did the Greeks use the horse to win the war?
Many warriors hid inside the horse, sneaking out after the Trojans slept, and opening the city gates (& lighting a beacon) to let in the rest of the army.
This God/Goddess saved Paris from certain death at the hands of Menelaus. Too bad it didn't save him in the end.
Aphrodite
Even though he was too old to fight, he went to Troy to offer advice to the Greeks.
Old Nestor
He was Aphrodite's son and the second best warrior in Troy.
Aeneas
Who suggests that the war be decided by a duel between Paris & Menelaus?
Hector
Antenor was the only Trojan man not killed by the Greeks. Why wasn't he slaughtered like the rest?
He had helped Menelaus and Odysseus escape Troy when they tried to make a deal with the Trojans at the beginning of the war.