1、荷马史诗荷马史诗伊利亚特伊利亚特 Homer Iliad1Roots The Trojan War has its roots in the marriage between Peleus and Thetis,a sea-goddess.Peleus and Thetis had not invited Eris,the goddess of discord, to their marriage so the outraged goddess stormed into the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto the table. T
2、he apple said, whomever was the fairest.23 Hera,Athena,and Aphrodite each reached for the apple. Zeus proclaimed that Paris, prince of Troy and thought to be the most beautiful man alive, would act as the judge.Hermes went to Paris, and Paris agreed to act as the judge. 45 Paris chose Aphrodite, and
3、 she promised him that Helen, wife of Menelaus, would be his wife. Paris then prepared to set off for Sparta to capture Helen.6 In Sparta,Menelaus,husband of Helen, treated Paris as a royal guest. However,when Menelaus left Sparta to go to a funeral, Paris abducted Helen (who perhaps went willingly)
4、 and also carried off much of Menelaus wealth.In Troy, Helen and Paris were married. This occurred around 1200 B.C.(Wood,16).7The most beatiful Woman in the world Helens husbandMenelaus brother Paris carried Helen to Troy, which annoyed Menelaus. Menelaus and Agamemnon decided to start a war, this i
5、s the famous Trojan War.89Even the gods and the goddesses join in it. GreekApollo10Greek11 12And because of the wooden horse, the Greeks win the war which almost lasted for 10 years.13 1.Is it Helen blame for the war? 2.What the real main cause of the war？ 3.Do you know something else about Greek Mythology？14
