was fated to die in Troy, far from his native land, and eventually he was killed after Paris shot a poison arrow guided by apollo, the ancient version of guided missiles if you like. Achilles's mother, Thetis, had wanted to make her son immortal, and when e was a baby she had taken him down into the Underworld and dipped him into the waters of the River Styx; this made his body impervious* to injury, except for the heel by which she held him, and it was here that the arrow struck The judgment of Achilles' Armor and the suicide of ajax With the hero fallen, a great battle ensued* between both parties to secure his body. Among the chaos, Ajax the great held back the Trojans, while Odysseus carried the body away. When Achilles armor was offered to the smartest warrior, the two that d his body becam undertake the invidious duty of deciding between the two competitors, referred the dispute to the decision of the Trojan prisoners, inquiring of them which of the two heroes had done most harm to the Trojan prisoners. alternatively, following Nestors advice, spies were sent to the walls to overhear what was said. a girl said that ajax was braver. Anyway, the arms were awarded to Odysseus. Driven mad with grief, Ajax desired to kill his comrades, but under the influence of a spell- from Athena he stumbled upon"a flock of sheep and slaughtered them, believing them to be Agamemnon and Menelaus. In the morning. he came to his senses and with diminished honor decided that he preferred to kill himself rather than to live in shame Neoptolemus, Philoctetes, and the Trojan Palladium The war protracted for some more time with losses on both sides. Then it was revealed to the greeks that there were three conditions for the capture of Troy: the presence of Achilles's son Neoptolemus, the acquisition of Heracles's bow, and that of the Trojan Palladium". The first condition was easily met when the guileful and eloquent Odysseus went to seek out Neoptolemus hiding out pal father. Heracles's bow was now in the possession of Philoctetes, son of Poias, who lit the pyre for Heracles when the hero promised him his bow and poison arrows Philoctetes had also answered the call of Agamemnon to join the Trojan expedition, but en route he was bitten by a snake. His wound would not heal and the stench# was such that the greeks decided to leave him behind on the island of lemnos In due time Odysseus and Neoptolemus came back and succeeded in inviting him to Troy. It was a poisoned arrow shot by Philoctetes that killed Paris. The Trojan Palladium was a sacre d image of Pallas Athena, which Zeus shot down from heaven to Dardanus, the founder of Troy. Diomedes and Odysseus disguised themselves as beggars and stole it out of Troy The Trojan Horse Trojan life went on as usual behind their impregnable" walls despite all the fuss made by the greeks. Then there came the day when the ruse of the Wooden Horse was suggested. It said to be the brainchild of Odysseus, while the craftsman responsible for its manufacture was Epeios. When it was built, a party of the boldest Greeks climbed into it, including Odysseus himself and Neoptolemus, son of achilles The rest of the Greek force burnt their huts and set sail, but they went only as far as the island if Tenedos, where they beached their ships and waited. The Trojans69 was fated to die in Troy, far from his native land, and eventually he was killed after Paris shot a poison arrow guided by Apollo, the ancient version of guided missiles if you like. Achilles’s mother, Thetis, had wanted to make her son immortal, and when he was a baby she had taken him down into the Underworld and dipped him into the waters of the River Styx; this made his body impervious41 to injury, except for the heel by which she held him, and it was here that the arrow struck. The Judgment of Achilles’ Armor and the Suicide of Ajax With the hero fallen, a great battle ensued42 between both parties to secure his body. Among the chaos, Ajax the Great held back the Trojans, while Odysseus carried the body away. When Achilles’ armor was offered to the smartest warrior, the two that had saved his body became competing candidates. Agamemnon, unwilling to undertake the invidious43 duty of deciding between the two competitors, referred the dispute to the decision of the Trojan prisoners, inquiring of them which of the two heroes had done most harm to the Trojan prisoners. Alternatively, following Nestor’s advice, spies were sent to the walls to overhear what was said. A girl said that Ajax was braver. Anyway, the arms were awarded to Odysseus. Driven mad with grief, Ajax desired to kill his comrades, but under the influence of a spell44 from Athena he stumbled upon45 a flock of sheep and slaughtered them, believing them to be Agamemnon and Menelaus. In the morning, he came to his senses and with diminished honor decided that he preferred to kill himself rather than to live in shame. Neoptolemus, Philoctetes, and the Trojan Palladium The war protracted46 for some more time with losses on both sides. Then it was revealed to the Greeks that there were three conditions for the capture of Troy: the presence of Achilles’s son Neoptolemus, the acquisition of Heracles’s bow, and that of the Trojan Palladium47. The first condition was easily met when the guileful and eloquent Odysseus went to seek out Neoptolemus hiding out in the same palace as his father. Heracles’s bow was now in the possession of Philoctetes, son of Poias, who lit the pyre for Heracles when the hero promised him his bow and poison arrows. Philoctetes had also answered the call of Agamemnon to join the Trojan expedition, but en route he was bitten by a snake. His wound would not heal and the stench48 was such that the Greeks decided to leave him behind on the island of Lemnos. In due time, Odysseus and Neoptolemus came back and succeeded in inviting him to Troy. It was a poisoned arrow shot by Philoctetes that killed Paris. The Trojan Palladium was a sacred image of Pallas Athena, which Zeus shot down from heaven to Dardanus, the founder of Troy. Diomedes and Odysseus disguised themselves as beggars and stole it out of Troy. The Trojan Horse Trojan life went on as usual behind their impregnable49 walls despite all the fuss made by the Greeks. Then there came the day when the ruse50 of the Wooden Horse was suggested. It said to be the brainchild of Odysseus, while the craftsman responsible for its manufacture was Epeios. When it was built, a party of the boldest Greeks climbed into it, including Odysseus himself and Neoptolemus, son of Achilles. The rest of the Greek force burnt their huts and set sail, but they went only as far as the island if Tenedos, where they beached their ships and waited. The Trojans