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Greco-Roman Mythology VII The Trojan War Question Which one would you like to choose, wealth, wisdom, and a beauty? How much do you know about the Trojan War? Did the Trojan War really take place? Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Illium? 就是这张脸让千艘战船开拔，使特洛伊无顶的塔楼化为灰烬？ —— Christopher Marlowe The Trojan War: Facts or Fiction The extent of the appeal which the story of Troy has exercised over successive generations is demonstrated by the efforts of countless historains, archarologists and romantic ethusiasts to establish the historical basis of the Trojan War and to discover the site of Troy. Today it is generally agreed that the site was correctly identified in the late 19th century by Heinrich Schliemann as the mound of Hissarlik on the north-west coast of Turkey. The Trojan War is the single most important episode to have survived from Greek mythology and legend. The events which led up to the actual war and those which followed are combined in the group of stories known as the Trojan Cycle. Some are known from the Iliad《伊利亚特》, the Odyssey《奥德赛》, and the Aeneid《埃涅阿斯纪》. The City of Troy The setting-up To be protected by Athena and Zeus –Zeus shot down a sacred image of Pallas Athena from heaven to Dardanus, the founder of Troy. Poseidon and Apollo buit the city wall To be abandoned by Poseidon, Apollo, Athena and Hera To be destroyed A Secret Concerning Thetis Zeus’s Punishment on Prometheus(fire and sacrifices). Unbounded Prometheus Explanation 1: saved by Hercules Explanation 2: information exchange with Zeus– a secret concerning Thetis Thetis’s Wedding and the Apple of Discord Thetis at first resisted the advances of Peleus, but she had to submit eventually. All the gods are invited except Eris. In the middle of the feast, she threw among the guests the apple of discord, inscribed “for the fairest”. The apple was claimed by Hera, Athena and Venus. Judgment of Paris Paris– son of Priam, kin