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The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans ( Greeks ) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus , king of Sparta .
This is a list of mythological characters who appear in narratives concerning the Trojan War. Map of Homeric Greece Map of the Troad (Troas) Armies. Greek armies*
The Trojan Battle Order or Trojan Catalogue is an epic catalogue in the second book of the Iliad [1] listing the allied contingents that fought for Troy in the Trojan War.The catalogue is noted for its deficit of detail compared to the immediately preceding Catalogue of Ships, which lists the Greek contingents, and for the fact that only a few of the many Trojans mentioned in the Iliad appear ...
The Trojan War Will Not Take Place, play by Jean Giraudoux, written in 1935. A Trojan Ending, novel by Laura Riding (Deya: Seizin Press; London: Constable, 1937). Kassandra by Christa Wolf, published in 1983. The Greek Generals Talk (1986) and The Trojan Generals Talk collections of short stories by Phillip Parotti.
After that Achilles sprang at Agenor, but at that moment Apollo carried the Trojan away in a veil of mist to keep Achilles from pursuing him, while Apollo took the form of Agenor to lead Achilles away from the Trojans. This act allowed all the Trojans (except Hector) to take cover behind the walls of Troy. Agenor killed two people in the war.
A contingent of Dardanians figures among Troy's allies in the Trojan War. [1] Homer makes a clear distinction between the Trojans and the Dardanoi, [2] however, "Dardanoi"/"Dardanian" later became essentially metonymous–– or at least is commonly perceived to be so–– with "Trojan", especially in the works of Vergil such as the Aeneid.
Polites of Troy. In Greek mythology, Polites ( Ancient Greek: Πολίτης) was the legitimate son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba and was known for his swiftness. [ 1] He was a prince of Troy, and brother of 49 other children, including 12 daughters. He was killed by Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus), son of Achilles, who then killed his father. [ 2]
The Trojan Scamandrius was the son of a man named Strophius by an unnamed mother, [1] and trained in archery by the hunting goddess Artemis herself, and with her guidance he excelled in the use of bow and arrow. [2] Scamandrius fought in the Trojan war on the Trojan side, and was slain in battle during the ninth year of the war by Menelaus, the ...
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