The Battle of Troy

Created by

Elise Lai

Cards (76)

Who are Achilles' parents?
A sea nymph- Thetis and a Greek king- Peleus
What is the prophecy that hovers over Thetis? 
When she has a son, the son will grow to be greater than his father
What wedding gift did Athene give to Thetis and Peleus? 
A spear, so sharp it could cut through wind.
What wedding gift did Ares give to Thetis and Peleus? 
A golden breastplate covered with sliver stars
Who gave Thetis and Peleus a golden ring in a shape of an arrow?
Aphrodite
Who gave Thetis and Peleus four white, immortal horses, who had been the crests of the waves?
Poseidon
What gift did Zeus give to Thetis and Peleus? 
An ant army transformed into the fiercest army in the world- the Myrmidons.
What did Hades give to Thetis and Peleus? 
A black urn showing a picture of three goddesses, the three fates- the one that spins out the thread of life, the one who measures its length and the one who cuts it.
Who is the goddess of strife and arguing?
Eris
What did Eris throw down and what did it have engraved on it? 
A golden apple, it said 'to the fairest'
What was the problem with what was engraved onto the golden apple?
Hera, Athene and Aphrodite started arguing over who was the fairest
What did Zeus to with the golden apple to prevent the 3 goddesses to stop? 
He took the golden apple and put it into his pocket.
What was the name of Thetis and Peleus' son?
Achilles
What was the prophecy of Achilles? 
If he grew up and went to war, he would win great glory but die young
So what did Thetis do? 
She dipped her son in the dark waters of the River Styx, everywhere the water touched, Achilles' skin became invulnerable.
What part of his body did the water not touch?
His heel
Who was Achilles trained by?
Centaurs
When Achilles' mother heard he was going to go to war, what did she do? 
She kidnapped him and dressed him as a woman
What gift did Thetis give to her son before leaving him?
The golden ring in the shape of an arrow that was given to her by Aphrodite.
How long did Achilles live among women? 
5 years
Who was Achilles' best friend and what did he give him? 
Patroclus and Achilles gifted him the golden arrow ring
Who is the king of Troy?
King Priam
Who was the queen go Troy?
Queen Hecuba
Who are their 2 sons before Paris?
Hector and Deiphobus
What was the prophecy of Paris and how were they going to prevent this?
If he grew to become a man, he will cause the city of Troy to burn, like a torch. By killing the new-born baby once he was born.
Why couldn't anyone kill Paris once he was born? 
Because he was too beautiful
How long had the 3 goddesses been arguing? 
For 17 years
Who did Zeus decide who to give the apple to? 
Paris
What did the 3 goddesses offer to Paris? 
Hera- Power, to be king of all of Europe and Asia
Athene- Wisdom
Aphrodite- The most beautiful woman in the world
Who did Paris choose as the fairest?
Aphrodite
Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?
Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta- Menelaus
What did Menelaus do when he returned to find his wife and treasure missing? 
He went to his brother- Agamemnon to summon all the Greek kings to fight Troy.
Who did Calchas suggest to help them fight the war in order to be successful? 
Achilles
How did Odysseus find Achilles? 
He hid a sword and pretended to be a merchant, then asked his men to pretend to invade to see who would stand to fight the invaders
How many ships sailed to Troy? 
a thousand ships
Who was the Trojans' secret weapon?
Cygnus- son of Poseidon
Why was Cygnus difficult to defeat? 
Because he could not be harmed by any weapon
How did Achilles defeat Cygnus? 
He smashed a shield in his face, then wrapped helmet straps around Cygnus' neck until his head fell off
What happened to Cygnus after being killed? 
His father took pity on him and transformed him into a swan
Who had a duel to depend who would take Helen and all the treasures of Sparta? 
Paris and Menelaus