The names of these goddesses are from the Roman mythology. Salem Press Encyclopedia, January, 2017, s.v.And this is how Troy fell at the hands of a wooden horse. Laocoön was right in warning his people to beware of the Greeks, even when they are giving you gifts! The Fall of Troy | Courtesy of Johann Georg Trautmann The survivors had to flee their city or face the consequence of death or slavery. The sack of Troy had begun and it met its doom that night. With them came fires all across the town with no one to stop them. The soldiers got out from the horse then opened the gates and let the returning Greeks in. Once all everyone went to their homes for the night, the Greeks started the last step of their plan to win. Who would have known that Sinon, the outcast of the Danaan, was a traitor all along, faking his grief and fear to gain the Trojans’ trust. Night time finally came and with it the Greeks began to return to the gates of Troy. 10 Laocoon And His Sons | Courtesy of Wikipedia
Once there, the snakes began squeezing Laocoön and his sons to death, finishing them off, for that was the curse of Minerva, the patron goddess of the hulk he stabbed. Twin snakes came from the sea onto dry land all the way to Laocoön and his two sons. 9 And with this, the Trojans let Sinon live.Īlas, tragedy was meant to strike the Trojans, for in that same day, Laocoön, the man who stabbed the horse, was attacked. The horse was a figure of reparation for what the Greeks had done to one of Minerva’s temples. One of the questions was what the horse meant and why it was left behind. He convinced the Trojans he was innocent, and they accepted his words and continued questioning him.
8 This man named Sinon went on to explain where he came from and what had happened with the Danaans.
With his voice full of misery, the Trojans felt sorry for him and let him speak about his woes. This unknown man was an abandoned outcast from the Greeks. Trojans all around ran to see who it was. Just then, an unknown Greek had been discovered. 7 And since they didn’t notice any of that, the Trojans debated whether or not to haul the enormous horse inside and bestowed it upon their king. 6 If it weren’t for the gods’ sinister ways, or if they themselves weren’t crazed with pride, the Argive den wouldn’t have made them fools, and with a bloody piece of steel, Troy would still be standing. One Trojan named Thymoetes shouted yes, while another named Laocoön did not hesitate to attack the horse’s belly. When the Trojans discovered the wooden horse the next morning, there was debate on whether to bring the horse into the city or not. 5 A wooden horse as tall as a hill is very hard to miss, making the Trojans marvel at its grandeur. Once the horse was finished and ready to play its part, the Greeks left it behind on the grounds near the Dorian campsite, while they sped away on their ships and went into hiding behind a nearby island, waiting for the Trojans to take the horse into their city. 4 Don’t Be Fooled By Trojan Horse | Courtesy of The New Orleans Tribuneīut the real reason for the horse was to hide a number of Greek soldiers inside the horse’s hollow belly, and then give the horse to the Trojans as a gift without them noticing the soldiers inside. The Greeks began building a horse made of timber, as tall as a hill with its ribs sheathed with plankings of cut pine, an impressive sight that was planned, or so they say, to be offered to the sea in order to achieve a safe return. After years of war, the Greeks knew that their strength was dwindling, and of course they came up with a plan to once and for all defeat the Trojans. And that caused the Trojan War, thank you Paris. 2 The downside of it all was that Helen was married, and the way Paris got her wasn’t fair at all. The most beautiful woman in the world was named Helen. She offered him the most beautiful woman in the world, human, mind you, not goddess, because of course Minerva, in her mind, was the most beautiful of all. After much bribing from each of the three goddesses, Paris finally went for the most appealing deal, which came from Venus. Well, all three goddesses wanted to be the receiver of this title and they decided to ask a mortal, one called Paris, a prince of Troy, to be the judge. 1 The Judgement of Paris | Courtesy of The British Museum See, the apple was meant for the most beautiful goddess and of course, who wouldn’t want to be called the most beautiful of the goddesses? The three goddesses were Juno, queen of the gods, Minerva, goddess of wisdom and battle, and Venus, goddess of love and beauty.
This is where it starts to get a bit messy. Three goddesses were sitting, relaxing on Mount Olympus when an apple appeared. It all started in ancient Greece, when everyone believed in all the great deities.