Greek Stories

Helen’s beauty was so beautiful that even the hero Theseus of Attica tried to kidnap her. Suitors came one after another, causing internal strife and fighting, which made Tyndareus at a loss. Finally, the clever suitor Odysseus gave Tyndareus advice: "Let Helen decide for herself, and let all the suitors swear that they will swear to Helen." Her husband will never take up arms against him, and will help him with all his strength when he is in need of help." After all the suitors agreed, Helen chose Menelaus, the handsome son of Atreus.

After Tyndareus died, Menelaus became king of Sparta. (2) Golden Apples at the Wedding Banquet

Zeus and Aegina, the daughter of the river god Asopus, gave birth to a son, Aeacus, who in turn gave birth to the famous The hero Peleus (Peleus), the hero Telamon (Telamon) is the brother of Peleus and a good friend of Hercules. Peleus and Telamon killed their half-brother Phocus out of jealousy and fled. Peleus hid in Phthia, where the hero Eurytion took him in and gave him one-third of the land. She married him and gave him her daughter Antigone to be his wife. However, while hunting in Calydon, he accidentally killed Eurytion. He again came to Iolcus, where the wife of the king Acastus fell in love with him. The king's wife failed to woo Peleus and framed Peleus. Acastus took advantage of Peleus to fall asleep on Mount Pelion and put away his sword, allowing him to be killed by the centaurs. However, with the help of the centaur Chiron, he retrieved the sword and fought off the other savage centaurs. In revenge, Peleus, with the help of Dioscuri, Castor and Polyducus, captured Iolkos and killed Acastus and his wife.

At this time, the Titan God Prometheus told Zeus that marrying Tethys/Thetis would give birth to a person who would overthrow Zeus, so he advised Zeus to marry Thetis. She was given to Peleus as his wife, and their child would be a great hero, but only if Peleus defeated Thetis first. After knowing this, Peleus hid in the cave where Thetis often rested and caught her unawares. No matter Thetis turned into a lioness, a water snake or sea water, Peleus never let go. In this way, Peleus Victory.

All the gods celebrated the wedding of the two in the cave of Chiron, the centaur. Only Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited to attend. Eris was not angry and came up with a trick, from Hesperi Hesperides plucked a golden apple, wrote "To the most beautiful goddess" and threw it at the banquet. Hera, Athena and Aphrodite Each goddess thought they recognized each other for granted. Zeus refused to be the judge, so the three took the apple to Mount Ida to find Paris, the handsome son of King Priam of Troy. ruling. (3) Paris’s Judgment

Paris was the son of Priam and Hecuba. His mother had a nightmare before giving birth to him, dreaming of Troy being baptized by fire. The prophet told Hecuba that this son would destroy Troy, so Priam asked his servant Aglaos to take the child away. Abandoned in Mount Ida, Agoraos raised him. He was very strong and protected his flock and friends, so others called him Alexander, which means amazing man.

At this time, three goddesses came to Paris and asked him to make a decision. The three goddesses tempted her with prizes. Hera promised to give him supreme power, and Athena gave him the smartest mind. And Aphrodite gave him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, as his wife. Paris gave the golden apple to Aphrodite. He became Aphrodite's favorite, and Hera and Athena were determined to Destroy the Trojans.

Afterwards, Paris returned to Troy to participate in the competition of heroes, and even Hector was defeated by him. Priam’s son looked down on Paris, among whom Deiphobus (Deiphobus) Drawing his sword to kill him, Paris went to the altar of Zeus to seek refuge. Cassandra, the daughter of Priam and the seer, recognized him at the altar. She immediately recognized Paris. . Priam was very happy, and although Cassandra warned him that Paris was a curse, Priam would not listen.

After becoming a prince, Paris was instigated by Aphrodite and took a boat to Sparta to find Helen. Priam’s other son, the prophet Helenus, Paris was warned, but he fell on deaf ears. He came to the coast of Laconia and went ashore with his friend Aeneas. He visited Menelaus, the king of Sparta, as a guest and had a banquet with Paris and Helen. Already in love with each other. A few days later, Menelaus said he was going to Crete, and before leaving, he asked Helen to greet the guests well.

As soon as Menelaus left, Paris instigated Helen to leave her husband and go to Troy with him. Helen abandoned everything for love, including her daughter Hermione. On the way back, the sea god Nereus suddenly stopped the ship and told them that they had to pay a price. However, Aphrodite comforted them and they returned to Troy three days later. (4) Summoning heroes. As soon as Paris boarded the ship, the gods sent the messenger Iris to Crete to find Menelaos. After Menelaos returned to Sparta, he saw the treasure being stolen. After Helen was robbed and Helen left him, he was furious and went to his brother Agamemnon. Agamemnon suggested summoning the heroes who had sworn to attack Troy together. Menelaus accepted the advice and went to Troy first. Pylus went to the elderly king Nestor. Nestor was very angry and decided to go to the war himself, and brought his two sons Thrasymedes and Antilochus with him. ). Other conquests included King Argos, Diomedes son of Tydeus, Paramedes son of King Euboea, Crete Idomeneus, king of the island and grandson of Minus, Philoctetes, friend of Heracles, possessed Heracles' bow and arrows. The prophet predicted that without these arrows, Troy would be destroyed. It is unbreakable. There were also King Salamis, Ajax the Great, son of Telamon, and Ajax the Younger, son of Oileus, the hero from Locris. (Ajax), but two people are still missing.

Odysseus, the son of King Laertes of Ithaca, was famous for his wit. He had just married his wife Penelope and was born. His younger son Telemachus (Telemachus) was unwilling to go with him. When Odysseus learned that Menelaus, Agamemnon, Nestor and Palamedes had arrived in Ithaca, He pretended to be crazy, put an ox on the plow, and plowed the field, and sprinkled salt into the field. Palamedes saw his pretense and put his son on the field. Sure enough, Odysseus was right in front of the child. After stopping, Odysseus had to admit that he was pretending and had to fulfill his promise. From then on, Odysseus hated Palamedes and was determined to take revenge.

Another person who did not arrive was Achilles, the son of Peleus and Thetis, a tragic figure destined to be a great hero. The goddess Thetis knew that Achilles would die in Troy. When Achilles was a baby, his mother held him by his heels and dipped him in the River Styx, making him invulnerable. , Peleus gave him to the centaur Chiron for instruction, so that he could use various weapons. When the news of Menelaus's expedition reached Thetis' ears, she hid Achilles. In the palace of Lycomedes on the island of Scyros, but the seer Calchas revealed his whereabouts and informed them that Achilles was dressed in women's clothing, making it difficult to identify, and Oder Seuss and Diomedes came to the palace pretending to be merchants and placed the goods in front of the palace. The princesses all liked to look at jewelry. Only Achilles was looking at weapons. At this time, there was the sound of swords striking. In fact, this was Diomedes shouted outside the palace. When Achilles thought there was an enemy, he immediately took out a weapon to kill the enemy. In this way, he was recognized. Achilles was happy to participate in the war. He also brought his two friends, the wise man Fu Phoenix and Patroclus were brought to the battlefield. Knowing his fate, Peleus gave Achilles the armor given by the gods when he got married, the horse given by Poseidon, and Chiron's spear. (5) Going to Troy, the heroes gathered in the harbor of Aulis, with an army of 100,000 people and 1,186 ships. Before setting off, everyone was making sacrifices at the altar on the shore. Suddenly, a strange blood-red snake crawled out from under the altar. It bent into a ring and climbed up the tree. It climbed to a bird's nest at the top of the tree and ate a female crow. and eight chicks, and then turned into a stone. Everyone was confused, and the prophet Calchas revealed the meaning to them. He said that the heroes would besiege the city for nine years, and only in the tenth year could they capture Troy. Everyone was overjoyed and set off towards Asia.

Shortly after setting sail, the Greeks docked at Mysia, which was ruled by Telaphus, the son of Hercules. The Greeks thought this was Troy and began to attack the city. Leus ordered Telephos to escape back to the city. When the Greeks collected the bodies in the early morning, they realized that they were fighting allies rather than Trojans. The Greeks signed a peace treaty with Telephos, because Telephos was a Trojan. The son-in-law of Leamos, he refused to go out to fight against his father-in-law, but promised to help the Greeks.

After leaving the coast of Mysia, the heroes encountered a terrible storm and lost their way. Finally, they returned to the departure port of Aulis. The first operation failed and they dragged their ships ashore. , formed a large military camp on the shore, and many heroes went home. Even the commander Agamemnon also left Aulis. They could not know the way to Troy. Only Telephus knew it, but not long ago in Greece The man had just fought with him. During the battle, Achilles injured his thigh. The pain of the wound was unbearable. Telephus went to Delphi to ask Apollo how to cure the wound. The priestess Pythia ( Pythia) said that only Achilles could cure him, so he dressed as a beggar and went to see Agamemnon. He met Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra. Suggested to Telephus that when Agamemnon came in, he could take Agamemnon's son Orestes from the cradle and threaten to smash the child to pieces if he did not heal his injury. Sure enough, this made Agamemnon very scared and agreed to cure him, because he also knew that only Telephos could point out the way to Troy. Agamemnon sent people to find Achilles, but Achilles didn't know how. To cure Telephos's wound, Odysseus told Achilles that the antidote was the rust on the spear tip, and when he sprinkled it on Telephos's wound, it healed quickly, so Telephos agreed to lead everyone there. Troy.

However, there was still a headwind blowing on the sea. It turned out to be sent by the goddess Artemis, because Agamemnon had killed the goddess's sacred deer, which made the goddess very angry. The heroes had to wait for the wind to subside. The prophet Calchas told everyone that the Greeks would be forgiven only if Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia was sacrificed to the goddess. Preferring to give up the expedition, Menelaus repeatedly requested, but Agamemnon finally gave in and sent an envoy to Mycenae in a hurry, hiding from his wife that his daughter was going to be engaged to Achilles and that he wanted to bring his daughter to the military camp. When the first messenger left the military camp, Agamemnon regretted sending the second messenger to tell his wife the truth. However, the second messenger was intercepted by Menelaos, who condemned Agamemnon's betrayal. While the people were quarreling, Clytemnestra and Iphigenia had arrived.

Agamemnon was in grief, but pretended to be calm and went to see his wife and daughter. Iphigenia saw that her father had something to hide, and Agamemnon went out to find out if there was any other way to find Calchas. , as soon as Agamemnon went out, Achilles came in and asked to leave or let them go home. Clytemnestra congratulated the daughter's fiancé. Achilles didn't know why. At this time, the second messenger The messenger told her the truth, and Clytemnestra cried and asked Achilles to protect her daughter, and Achilles agreed. When the soldiers in the military camp heard about it, they began to commotion, and Agamemnon was helpless. Odysseus led the soldiers to attack Agamemnon's tent, and Achilles decided to protect Iphigenia to the death.

At the moment of tension, Iphigenia stood up and asked for self-sacrifice and persuaded Achilles not to protect her. Achilles still obeyed her will, and Iphigenia walked to In front of the altar, the herald Talthybios ordered everyone to remain silent. Calchas took out the sacrificial sword and shouted the name of the goddess Artemis, praying for a smooth journey. When the sword touched the girl, Fire, a miracle appeared in the sky, Artemis took Iphigenia away, and the knife touched only a red deer. Everyone was delighted with the goddess's mercy, because the goddess took Iphigenia to Tauris ( The temple of the goddess on the coast of Euxine Pontus in Tauris was called to worship. At this time, a fair wind blew on the sea, and all the soldiers were ready to go. (6) Nine years before the siege

The Greeks set off again, and there was calm along the way. The prophet told them that they had to sacrifice to the goddess Chryses on the island of Chryse next to Lemnos before they could attack the city. Fortunately, Philoctetes knew the location of the altar. The leaders followed Philoctetes to the altar on the island. At this time, a big snake jumped out and bit Philoctetes' foot. The venom of the snake made Philoctetes... Thes's feet hurt terribly and the stench was overwhelming. He moaned morning and night, which made everyone complain. Finally, Odysseus suggested abandoning him on the shore of Lemlos Island, while Philoctetes slept on the boat. On this occasion, the leaders put him between two rocks on the island and left him with a bow, arrows, clothing and food. Philoctetes was left alone, but because without him Troy could not be captured, Greece People had to invite him back again in the tenth year of the siege.

The Greeks finally arrived at the coast of Troy. The prophet warned that whoever set foot on the coast first would die first. In order to attract the soldiers to the shore, Odysseus threw his shield on the shore and flexibly Jumping on the shield, the hero Protesilaus was eager to establish military exploits. He did not notice Odysseus's trick and immediately jumped ashore to kill the enemy. The Trojan hero Hector flew with his spear and he After ending their lives, everyone united to kill the enemy, and the Trojans could not resist and retreated to the city.

The next day, the two sides ceased fire to collect the bodies and bury the soldiers. After that, the Greeks dragged the ships ashore and built fortifications. The tents of Achilles and Ajax were set up at both ends of the fortifications to defend against sneak attacks. The tents of Agamemnon and Odysseus were in the center in order to command the entire army. After they were repaired, Menelaus and Odysseus were sent to negotiate with the Trojans. They demanded the return of the treasure and Helen. Originally, the Trojans had Zhili was ready to accept all demands, but Paris was the first to refuse. Some brothers supported him. Antimachus, who was bribed, even demanded that Menelaus be arrested and executed. Among them, the Trojan prophet Helenus (Helenus) even encouraged the local gods to let Troy win. In the end, the Trojans refused to negotiate and the war officially began.

The Greeks began to besiege the city. They attacked the city three times without success. The Trojans did not dare to rush out of the city to attack. The Greeks had to invade and occupy nearby city-states, including Tenedos, Les Lesbos, Pedas, Lyrniseus, etc. Among them, Thebes in Boeotia was also captured. This city was governed by Eaton (Eatcon), the father of Hector's wife Andromache. Achilles killed Andromache in one day. Seven brothers, and captured Chryseis and Briseis, the daughters of Chryses, the priest of Apollo. The Greeks gave Chryseis to Agamemnon.

In these nine years, many Greek heroes died in battle, including the hero Palamedes, who made countless contributions to the Greeks. However, out of jealousy, Odysseus added At that time, Palamedes exposed Odysseus's trick of pretending to be crazy. Odysseus took advantage of Palamedes to frame him when he wanted to negotiate peace. Odysseus hid the gold in his tent and spread the news that he was Priam bought it, and many people began to believe it, and Odysseus forged a document. After Agamemnon got the document, he summoned all the leaders to the tent, including Palamedes. He could not defend himself and was sentenced to be chained and stoned to death. Palamedes begged for mercy in vain and was executed on the seaside. This later led to his father Nauplius, king of Euboea. In retaliation, Agamemnon did not even allow Palamedes' body to be buried at first, but Ajax buried him instead of believing that Palamedes had betrayed him. (7) The dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon

Finally in the tenth year of the siege, Chryses, the priest of Apollo, came to the Greek army and begged Agamemnon to release his daughter. Chryses was willing to pay a large ransom, but only Agamemnon refused and scolded Chryses away. Chryses complained to Apollo, so Apollo caused the Greek army to suffer from a plague. On the tenth day, in the military meeting, Achilles asked Calchas to reveal why the god was angry. Calchas was protected by Achilles and told the truth, and asked Agamemnon to return Chryseis. , Agamemnon was furious, but he had to obey in full view of the public. However, he demanded more bonuses and military honors, and wanted to give up the share of Achilles, Odysseus and Ajax. Achilles threatened to go home, but Agamemnon even said that he would bring Achilles' slave girl Briseis. Achilles was aroused and wanted to kill Agamemnon with his sword. Athena stopped him because both heroes were important to Hera. Athena told Achilles that Agamemnon would soon pay the price for his arrogance, so Achilles Angrily, he went back to his tent with his friend Patroclus. Odysseus took Chryses to the city of Aetion to return Chryses.

When Odysseus left, Agamemnon actually sent the herald Tarthybias and Eurybates to get Achilles' slave girl Bri. Achilles knew that everything was just Agamemnon's idea, so he asked them to take away his beloved Briseis. Achilles was heartbroken and cried to his mother Thetis who lived in the sea. This promised to complain to Zeus about Agamemnon's rudeness and punish him. However, because Zeus went to the Ethiopians for a banquet, he would not come back until twelve days later. From that day on, Achilles He stayed in the tent and did not participate in any fighting.

On the twelfth day, Zeus returned to Mount Olympus (Mt. Olympus). Thetis begged Zeus to let the Trojans go before Agamemnon apologized to Achilles. Victory, although Zeus knew that this would make Hera angry, but he remembered that when Thetis wanted to overthrow Zeus in the past, Thetis had asked the hundred-handed giant Briareus to help him, so Zeus had her way. He sent Hypnos, the god of sleep, to give Agamemnon a false dream, making him think that the god was foretelling that he was about to break the city.

After Agamemnon woke up from his dream, he immediately summoned all the soldiers and heroes. He tested everyone's intentions in the square and announced to everyone that he was going home. Everyone was overjoyed and pushed the boat to the seaside. Hera was worried that Agamemnon's lie would come true. He sent Athena to tell Odysseus sternly to stop everyone. Odysseus immediately took Agamemnon's scepter, which symbolized the highest power, and ordered everyone to return to the square. Finally, everyone filed back into the square, and the noise returned to the square. Calm, only Thersites continued to shout. He bravely stood up against the king, especially Agamemnon and Achilles. In the square, he insulted Agamemnon for being selfish and courageous. Odysseus came up to him and warned him to shut up, and struck Thersites with his scepter. Odysseus re-energized the Greeks, and the army attacked Troy after sacrificing sacrifices to Zeus. However, they did not know that Zeus rejected their sacrifices. (8) The Duel between Menelaus and Paris

Iris, the messenger of the gods, transformed into Priam’s son Polites (Polites) and informed the Trojans of the Greek army’s plans. As they approached, the Trojan army lined up and walked out of the city. When the two armies were facing each other, Paris walked out from the Trojan army and signaled Menelaos to challenge each other. Menelaos became excited, and he could finally take revenge with his own hands. When Paris saw Menelaus's excitement, he was so afraid that he cowered next to his friend. Hector scolded him for being a coward and accused him of being the culprit of the war. Paris bravely fought, so the two armies They all stopped to calm down. At this time, Menelaus asked Priam to witness the duel. At the same time, the goddess Iris transformed into Priam's daughter Laodice and called Helen to the throne. Watching the battle from the tower of Secia, Priam, Agamemnon, Odysseus and others made sacrifices to the gods. After swearing to abide by the treaty, they returned to the tower. He could not bear to see it at close range. Death of either party.

At the beginning of the duel, Paris threw a spear at Menelaus first. His spear hit Menelaos' shield but did not pass through it. When Menelaus threw the spear At this time, the spear passed through Paris's shield and armor. Paris reacted quickly and jumped aside to be saved. Menelaus attacked with his sword, but the force was too strong and the sword broke into four parts. Menelaos grabbed Paris with his bare hands and dragged Paris into the Greek army. Paris was breathless. At that time, the goddess Aphrodite cut off Paris's helmet strap, leaving Menelaus with only one helmet in his hand, and covered Menelaos with thick fog, waiting for an opportunity to capture Paris back to the city. Menelaus was furious, and Agamemnon declared Menelaos' victory and demanded tribute from the Trojan army, but received no response.

At this time, Hera asked Zeus to send Athena to provoke the Trojans to break the treaty. Zeus reluctantly obeyed, and Athena transformed into Laodocus, the son of Antenor. In front of Pandarus, she persuaded him to shoot Menelaos to death with an arrow. Pandarus fired the arrow, but Athena deliberately let the arrow only hit Menelaos' skin without causing any serious harm. The Greek army The doctor Machaon sprinkled powder on the wound, and the Trojan army took the opportunity to attack. The Greek army was commanded by Athena, and the Trojan army was commanded by Ares, the god of war. The Greeks were unstoppable. Apollo told the Trojans that Achilles was not in the Greek army, and Athena specially added strength to Diomedes. Upon seeing this, Pandaros fired an arrow at Diomedes, but the arrow hit but was not injured. Diomedes' life, Pandaros thought it was Diomedes, but unexpectedly Diomedes had called another hero Sthenleus to come to him to draw the arrow, and asked Athena to avenge him. Athena gave him the power to kill the goddess Aphrodite in the army. Aeneas, the hero of Troy and son of Aphrodite, asked Diomedes to fight off Diomedes together. Diomedes threw a spear and stabbed Pandaros to death. Aeneas protected Pandaros' body. Diomedes threw a large stone at Aeneas, but fortunately Aphrodite protected him. Diomedes caught up with the goddess and stabbed her. Aphrodite retreated and left Aenes behind. Diomedes attacked Aenees again, but Apollo blocked her three times. The fourth time Diomedes attacked Aenes. During the first attack, he was beaten back by Apollo.

Apollo took Aeneas to his temple in Troy, and made a false double and placed it on the battlefield. Apollo asked Ares, the god of war, to subdue Diomedes, so Ares transformed into the Thracian hero Acamas and ran to encourage the Trojans, while the Ajax brothers, Odysseus and Diomedes commanded the Greeks. But he was killed and retreated continuously. During the battle, the Greek army's Tlepolemus was stabbed to death by Zeus's son Sarpedon with a spear. Sarpedon was also dragged away with a waist injury. When Hera and Athena saw that something was wrong, Athena transformed into the hero Stentor to encourage the Greeks. She also told Diomedes that there was no need to be afraid of attacking the gods, and advised him to attack Ares. . Athena took advantage of Ares to kill the hero Peliphas, so that Ares could not see her, and she and Diomedes walked near him and attacked Ares. After being injured, Reese walked back to Zeus. Zeus sent the miracle doctor Paeon to cure Ares and subdue Ares to return to the battlefield.

(9) Hector's decisive battle with Ajax

Hector returned to the city and hurried to the palace. In the palace, he met his mother Hecuba, and he told her to go quickly Summoning the Trojan women to make sacrifices to Athena to stop the mad Diomedes, after getting Hecuba's permission, he went to Paris. He saw that Paris only condemned him when he checked his weapons. He was not nervous at all. The beautiful Helen also condemned him. Paris said that he was preparing to fight. Hector did not stay for a moment and went to find his wife Andromache. On the city gate he found his wife and Son Astyanax. Andromache knew that his husband would die on the battlefield, so he persuaded Hector not to go to the battlefield. Hector was not allowed to go out from Sceia to fight again, and he caught up with Pablo who had just entered the battlefield. Lys, their appearance boosted the Trojans' morale. Together with Glaucus, they killed many Greek heroes. Athena wanted to help the Greeks, but she just ran into Apollo, the sun god who was helping the Trojans. Luo only agreed to a truce, and the two gods decided that in order to stop the war, they must encourage Hector to challenge the most famous hero in Greece. Hector's brother Helenos sensed the god's intention and called Hector In doing so, both armies temporarily ceased fighting on the battlefield. Only Hector called for battle. No one in the Greek army dared to fight. Menelaos was very angry and preferred to fight by himself. Agamemnon stopped him because of the duel. Hector was something that even Achilles was not confident of winning. The elder Nestor taught the Greek heroes a lesson. At this time, nine people were willing to challenge each other, namely Agamemnon and Diome. Des, Ajax the Major, Ajax the Minor, Idomeneus, Meriones, Eurypylus, Thoas and Odysseus , Ajax the Great was drawn to fight, and he came out very happy. At this time, Hector was also a little timid.

When the battle begins. Hector threw his spear first, but was blocked by Ajax's shield. Ajax's spear passed through Hector's shield and armor, but the tip of the spear deflected to one side, saving Hector. The two heroes picked up their spears and fought again. Ajax once again pierced Hector's shield and stabbed his neck. Then Ajax picked up the big stone and threw it at Hector. This time Injuring Hector's foot, Apollo quickly lifted him up. At this time, the two heroes were about to fight. However, at the critical moment, the herald came to stop the fighting to avoid both sides being hurt. The two heroes knew each other. Heroes value heroes and exchanged belts as a souvenir. The Trojans were happy that Hector was not seriously injured, and the Greek army was also encouraged by the strength of Ajax. The two sides agreed to a truce. After nightfall, the two sides carried out their respective battles. Although the Trojan army offered to return the treasure and additional jewelry to the Greek army, the Greek army refused to cease fire because Paris refused to return Helen. (10) Victory of the Trojans

The next morning, Zeus summoned the gods to warn them not to help anyone today. He rode a carriage to the top of Mount Ida to watch the battle. The war continued until noon. Zeus took out the scales, and the Trojans raised one side high, while the Greek army tilted one side to the ground. Zeus made thunder sound, and the Greek army all retreated. Only Nestor remained on the battlefield. At this time, Paris shot him. The horse's eyes immediately became uncontrollable. Hector rushed to raise his sword to kill Nestor. Just as Diomedes arrived and pulled Nestor into his chariot, he went Facing Hector, he stabbed Hector's charioteer. The chariot was out of control. The hero Arheptolem boarded the chariot to replace the charioteer. Zeus threw lightning in front of the horse. The horses were frightened and fled. Nestor persuaded Diomedes to leave the battlefield because Zeus did not want to see his victory. Diomedes obeyed. The Trojan army pursued the victory and Hector fought desperately against Diomedes. Ridiculed, Diomedes tried to return to the battlefield three times but was stopped by thunder and lightning. Nestor understood that victory would go to the Trojans today, and Hera asked Poseidon to assist the Greek army, but Poseidon rejected her.

As the battle approached the wall of the Greek army, Agamemnon asked Zeus for help. At this time, Zeus showed mercy and brought good omens. A giant eagle snatched up a deer and killed it. Throwing it on the altar of Zeus greatly increased the popularity of the Greeks. Among them, Diomedes was the most excited to kill enemies. In addition, Teucer also killed Gorgution, the son of Priam. (Gorguthion) and Alkyptolemus, Hector was furious and injured his shoulder with a boulder. Fortunately, Ajax came to protect him and survived. The Trojans attacked the Greek army's ship from the wall. Although the goddesses wanted to help the Greek army, Zeus sent the messenger Iris to stop them and threatened to be angry. The goddesses stopped. Zeus told Hera that at Agamemn The Trojans would still have to win before Nun took the initiative to make amends with Achilles. After nightfall, Hector led his army to camp outside the city, hoping to repel the Greek army in one fell swoop tomorrow.

The next morning was very strange. The Greek coalition warships suddenly set sail and left. The usually noisy battlefield became silent. The Trojans thought that the Greeks had withdrawn and returned home. They ran outside the city, only to find a huge wooden horse left on the beach.

The Trojans surrounded the Trojan horse in surprise. They did not know what the Trojan horse was for. Some wanted to pull it into the city, others suggested burning it or pushing it into the sea.

At this time, some shepherds captured a Greek and he was tied up to see the King of Troy. The Greek told the king that the wooden horse was used by the Greeks to worship the goddess Athena. The Greeks expected that the Trojans would destroy it, thereby invoking the wrath of the gods. But if the Trojans pulled the wooden horse into the city, it would bring blessings from the gods to the Trojans, so the Greeks made the wooden horse so huge that the Trojans could not pull it into the city. The King of Troy believed this and was about to pull the wooden horse into the city when the Trojan priest Laocoon came to stop him. He demanded that the wooden horse be burned and stabbed it with a spear. The wooden horse made a terrible noise, and then two terrible snakes sprang out from the sea and pounced on Laocoon and his two sons. Laocoon and his son fought desperately against the giant snake, but were soon entangled to death. The two giant snakes calmly got under the statue of the goddess Athena and disappeared.