- The Gods are tired of watching men kill each other and decide to help end the war. Athena whispers an idea in the Spartan hero Odysseus’s ear.
gods and goddess take sides - For Troy
- Aphrodite
- Ares
- Apollo
- Artemis
Continued The Trojan Horse - Odysseus tells them they will build a huge horse of wood.
- Some would climb inside and hide.
- The rest would sail around the tip of the islan, where they could not be seen.
- One would stay behind and tell the Trojans that he had been abandoned by the Greeks, and that the horse was an offering to Athena.
- The Trojans believed the trick.
- They had a huge banquet to celebrate the end of the war.
- At night the men from inside the horse came out and unlocked the gates to the city.
The Burning of Troy - The city is invaded by the army.
- The Trojans are drunk and spent from their night of revelry, unable to fight back.
- The Spartans destroy and burn the city.
- Aphrodite saves Helen from the destruction.
The War Ends - King Menelaus accepts Helen back.
- The Warriors can now return home.
- Odysseus leaves for home, his wife, and son.
THE ODYSSEY What is an Epic? - Epics are long, narrative poems that tell the adventures of heroes who in some way embody the values of their civilization.
What types of epics are the Iliad and the Odyssey? - Iliad – War Epic
- Odyssey – Journey
- Star Wars
- Forrest Gump
- Hobbit
- Lord of the Rings
- Wizard of Oz
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