However, cunning Odysseus soon tricks Achilles into revealing his identity. Now, she hides Achilles and his companion Patroclus on an island. Since then, Thetis has kept him safe and concealed so that he might live a long life instead of dying a glorious warrior. At birth, his mother bathed him in the Styx, a river of the Underworld, to protect him from death in battle. All of Greece declares war on Troy, sailing to sack the city.Īchilles, the son of the nymph Thetis, has been in hiding much of his life. When Menelaus discovers this, he calls upon his brother Agamemnon, the High King of Greece, for aid. Helen leaves with Paris, abandoning her husband and infant child. While Menelaus is hunting, Paris pledges his love to Helen, promising her a better life. When Paris arrives in Sparta, King Menelaus welcomes him graciously. Helen is married to King Menelaus of Sparta, but Paris is determined to have her for himself. Soon, Paris learns about Princess Helen, the most beautiful woman in Greece, and perhaps the whole world. Aphrodite promises Paris a wife as beautiful as herself if he grants her the apple. The goddesses decide that the handsome and selfish Trojan prince Paris will determine which of them is the fairest.Įach goddess promises him special favors for choosing her. Three goddesses try to claim the apple because they all believe that they’re the fairest: Hera, the queen of the gods Athene, the goddess of wisdom and Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. In an act of revenge, Eris leaves behind a golden apple, saying that it should belong to the fairest goddess. Eris, the goddess of discord, isn’t invited to a wedding between King Peleus and Thetis, a sea nymph. Urn:oclc:38916956 Republisher_date 20171027154937 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 262 Scandate 20171026151306 Scanner Scanningcenter hongkong Shipping_container SZ0024 Tts_version v1.A fight between the gods serves as a catalyst for the Trojan War. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:47:36.548183 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1158319 City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition Pbk.

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