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Calchas had prophesied that the first Greek to walk on the land after stepping off a ship in the Trojan War would be the first to die.[92] Thus even Achilles hesitated to land. Finally Protesilaus, leader of the Phylaceans, landed first.[93]. Achilles jumped second and killed Cycnus. The Trojans then fled to the safety of the walls of their city.[94] Protesilaus had killed many Trojans but was killed by Hector[95] or Aeneas,Achates or Ephorbus.[96] The Greeks buried him as a god on the Thracian peninsula, across the Troad.[97]. Hermes was sent to show him his wife one last time before going to Hades. His wife, Laodamia, followed him to his death.
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The account of the Trojan War with which most people are familiar comes from HomerÕs The Iliad. This epic poem has influenced much of Western literature and continues to influence writers, artists, and filmmakers today. As anyone who had read the book knows... it does not give the whole history of the Trojan War. It begins in the middle of the story, after the Greeks are already at the gates of Troy and ends with the death of the Trojan prince Hector after he is defeated in single combat by Achilles. The poem makes no mention of the Trojan horse or the end of the war.
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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 and the outraged goddess stormed into the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto the table. The apple belonged to, Eris said, whomever was the fairest.
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The Trojan War has come to the Colosseum with a major new show on Homer’s legendary account of the conflict. Achilles, Ulysses, Hector, Paris, Agamemnon and Priam are just some of the figures depicted in mosaics, frescos, sculptures and vases showing scenes from the Iliad, brought to the Roman amphitheatre from Italy’s leading museums. The poet Homer - now believed to be a mythical composite of Ancient Greek bards - is shown in three marble heads, a IV century AD portrait and a two later Hellenistic paintings. Verses from the epic poem are posted around the monument under the figures they refer to, including the gods who took Greece's side, Mars and Minerva, and those protecting Troy, Venus and Apollo. Among the gems included in the show is a wall painting from Pompeii showing The Rape of Iphigenia, the daughter of Greek leader Agamemnon who was sacrificed to appease the gods. Another is what curator Mario Torelli of Perugia University called “an extraordinary micro-sculpture,” the Tabula Iliaca, a bas-relief from Rome’s Capitoline Museums which shows the most dramatic events in the war.
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The story of the Trojan War comes from Greek mythology. The story goes that a great war was fought between Greece and the ancient city of Troy after Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of the Greek King, took off with her new fling. The Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen. After ten years, the Greeks won the war by hiding soldiers in a large wooden horse, which they left in font of the gates of Troy. Curiosity got the best of the Trojans and they brought the horse inside the city's gates. At night, the Greek soldiers let themselves out and burned Troy to the ground.
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The Trojan War was started when Eris was not invited to Peleus and Thetis’ wedding. Eris took it as an insult so as a gift she gave Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite a golden apple that read “For the most beautiful”. They all fought over the apple. The apple was awarded to Paris the son of King Priam of Troy. Paris had to give the apple to Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful women in the world Helen.
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