特洛伊战争

two famous heroes Achilles and Hector.
Tory
Greek
A prince of Tory son
Two heroes’ death
Hector
• Hector, eldest son of Priam, heir to the throne of Troy, the greatest Trojan hero of the Trojan War, the main defender of Troy, and a favorite of Apollo. With Apollo's help Hector killed Patroclus, the best friend of Achilles, who was in Achilles’s armor that day.He was killed by Achilles later on.
Outside the Iliad ,In the Odyssey
Achilles’ death Fall of Troy
Achilles Heel
Origin: After Achilles killed Hector, he drove Greeks to another battle with Ethiopia, which came to assistant Trojans. During the war, his heel the only vulnerable spot of his body was wounded by an arrow shot by Paris, guided by Apollo.
Thetis, goddess of sea married a mortal man, Pelenus
Thetis and Pelenus’s wedding
Eris, goddess of discord, uninvited
Golden Apple
To the fairest
Aphrodite/ Venus
The Trojan War
How did the Trojan war start ?Anybody knows?
• the Golden apple • wedding of Peleus and Thetis • .Only Eris the goddess not invited, • angry Eris threw among the goddesses a golden apple inscribed with the word "to the fairest”. • Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all claimed to be the fairest….
the Iliad
• The Trojan War
– The most famous war in Greek literature – 1200 B.C. – 10 years – Troy Fell • The Iliad
– A story about the Trojan war – 750 B.C.
Troy
Apollo
Greece
The Trojan War
• Menelaus, the King • Agamemnon, brother of Menelaus; • Achilles • Ajax • Odysseus • Patroclus • Priam, King of Troy • Hector • Paris
The Odyssey
– Continuation of the Iliad – The death of Achilles – The wooden horse – The Fall of Troy – Odysseus’ ten-year hard journey home
The Trojan War
The most beautiful woman, queen of Sparta
Helen
The Fairest Woman
Menelaus
Helen’s husband
Agamemnon
Menelaus’ brother
• Paris carried Helen to Tory, which annoyed Menelaus. • Menelaus and Agamemnon decided to start a war, this is the famous Trojan War.
THE END OF THE WAR
Trojan Horse
• The end of the war came with one final plan. Odysseus, a Greek king, devised a new ruse(计策 )—a giant hollow wooden horse.
Troy
Trojan War c. 1250-1200 BC
Sparta
Paris and Helen
Abduction of Helen
The Most Beautiful Woman Helen
“The face that launched a thousand ships”
Even the gods and the goddesses join in it.
Hera Power and riches
Athena glory and renown
The Most Beautiful Mortal Woman Helen, daughter of Zeus and Leda
Leda and Swan
Birth of Helen from an egg
Helen, wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta
one of the most moving scenes in all literature. Hector’s father, Priam finds Achilles Priam kneels, hugs Achilles' knees and kisses Achilles' hands, "those terrible, man-killing hands that had slaughtered Priam's many sons in battle". They sit together in silence, both weeping.
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The Trojan War
• Zeus for judgement How did the Trojan war start? • Zeus hands the choice to Paris. • the three goddesses try to bride Pairs with the following promises:
Where and when ?
• Troy was a city, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles . • • The ancient Greeks thought the Trojan War was a historical event that took place in the 12th century BC.
– the final few weeks of the war – Starting with a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon, who insulted Achilles by taking away one of his war prizes, Briseis – Ending with the funeral of Hector
Hector brought back to Troy
Hector brought back to Troy
• The Grief and Recriminations of Andromache（指责） over the Body of Hector Her Husband (1783) by Jacques-Louis David
confusingly great number of characters
The Central Character
Achilles 阿喀琉斯
Achilles Uniqueness
Parentage Achilles’ heel 阿喀琉斯之踵 Talent
Achilles Parentage
Son of Thetis and Pelenus Thetis, goddess of sea
Achilles’ Heel
Baby Achilles dipped into the River Styx in the underworld
Talent Greatest Warrior & Poet
• This painting depicts Paris' judgment. He is inspecting Aphrodite, who is standing naked before him. Hera and Athena watch nearby.
The Trojan War
• They tried to bribe Paris How did the Trojan war start? with different promises
And because of the wooden horse, the Greeks win the war which almost lasted for 10 years.
Burn the city
Kill the citizens
• The gods were very angry over the destruction of their temples and other cruel acts by the Greeks, and decided that most would not return home … • How did they return home?? • Please refer to Odyssey, another part of Homer’s
Achilles VS. Hector
Achilles Killed Hector
Triumphant Achilles dragging Hector's lifeless body in front of the Gates of Troy
The end of the Iliad Achilles and Hector’s father
Usage: An area of weakness, a vulnerable spot
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Nine years of war, After the deaths of many heroes, the city fell to the ruse of the Trojan Horse.
Hera
Athena
Athena Eris
THE GOLDEN APPLE
Hera
Aphrodite
For The Fairest
Peleus and THetis
Paris, from Troy
The Judgement of Paris
帕里斯的裁判
The Judgement of Paris
• Finally which goddess did Paris give the apple to? • What did she do to keep her promise? • Helen, Cupid, son of the goddess Aphrodite
Aphrodite the most beautiful woman as his wife