Don’t be fooled by Hollywood movies anymore, let me tell you the complete legend of "Troy" (1)

Speaking of the story of Troy, everyone will think of the 2004 Hollywood blockbuster "Troy", in which Achilles played by Brad Pitt was powerful and cold, and Paris, played by the Elf Prince, was also good-looking.

However, due to length reasons, the movie only interprets part of the legend. Here, the myths, legends, stories and even history of Troy are explained clearly in one breath.

Troy is located at the junction of Europe and Asia. It is now on the Aegean Sea coast in Turkey. At the entrance of the Dardanelles Strait, this waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It is a geomantic treasure land where the water is nourishing and the land is It is fertile, rich in products, lined with pastures, and has a pleasant climate. It is actually a livable cave, a trade hub, and a battleground for military strategists.

Troy was caught between the two empires of Greece and Hittite, and it was destined to be filled with smoke everywhere.

Troy is a strong fortress with a wide plain outside the fortress, suitable for large armies to fight. There are 28 satellite towns and countless islands scattered around this castle, which together protect the main city. This is why the Trojan War lasted for 10 years, and the Greek army had to spend a lot of time clearing the perimeter. reason.

According to archaeological discoveries, the existing ruins of Troy were burned and abandoned around 1200 BC, which coincided with the great battle of the Bronze Age.

Therefore, the Trojan War did happen. It took place on the Aegean Sea coast near the Dardanelles Strait in present-day Turkey, and the time was around 1210-1180 BC.

When does this time correspond to China?

It is very interesting to say that 1046 BC is the time when the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasty projects generally recognized the battle between King Wu of Zhou and King Muye of Shang Zhou.

In other words, around 1100 BC, both East and West were at war because of beautiful women. One is a charming beauty, and the other is also a charming beauty. Is it a coincidence? Or is it inevitable? Or is it just an excuse to cover up the truth? In any case, it is by no means a beauty disaster, but a cruel and bloody battle to subvert the political power and make the people miserable!

In fact, the story of Troy is scattered in many epics. In addition to the well-known "Homer's Epic", it is divided into "Iliad" and "Iliad" which tell the story of Troy's last year. "The Odyssey" about the journey home of Odysseus, the strategist of the Greek coalition,

In addition, there are the following epic poems that tell the story of the Trojan War:

1 , "Cypria": about the outbreak of the Trojan War and the war in the first 9 years;

2. "Aethiopis": about the Trojan ally-Aethiopis The story of the Daughter of Mazun and the Ethiopian Legion fighting against the Greek coalition;

3. "Little Iliad": the causes and consequences of the Trojan Horse Plot;

4. "Ili" "Iliupersis": tells the tragic history of the fall of Troy;

5. "Nostoi": the story of the return home of King Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek coalition forces;

6. "Telegony": The sequel to the story of "The Odyssey".

Unfortunately, most of them have been lost, and only some clues remain in some ancient documents.

There is a fairy named Thetis in the sea. She is beautiful and kind-hearted, with a pair of beautiful big eyes. She is pursued by the gods.

Among the many suitors are Zeus, the god of the gods, and his brother, Poseidon, the god of the sea.

But there is a prophecy about her that makes these two most noble gods very entangled. This prophecy is:

Although Zeus and Poseidon love beauties, they love them even more. country. Because they came to power by overthrowing their father's brutal rule. As vested interests, what they are most worried about is that their status and power will be overturned by more powerful people, not to mention that this gravedigger may actually be their biological son! That is absolutely not allowed!

Haha, Greek mythology is all about human nature!

So the two agreed to withdraw from the love competition and not allow other gods to participate. They could only give the sea fairy Thetis to a human hero. In this case, even if a powerful son is born, he will only be a demigod and will never be able to touch the cheese of the gods.

After choosing and choosing, I chose the king and hero of northern Greece - Peleus.

This couple (Paleus and Thetis) are the father and mother of Achilles (ancient translation as Achilles) played by Brad Pitt in the movie.

The arranged marriage between a fairy and a mortal made the fairy very unhappy, so she insisted on transforming Achilles into Iron Man, so she first roasted Achilles on the fire, but the mortal father Palliu Si didn't understand and snatched his son away with his hands.

But Achilles refused to give up and soaked him from head to toe in the River Styx - is this his biological child? Are you sure it's not infant abuse? There must be too much water in the sea fairy's mind!

In any case, Achilles was eventually transformed into invulnerable, but his mother squeezed his heels with both hands when soaking him, so these two areas were the only ones that were not soaked. It was Achilles's only lifeline, and in the end, the hero who was more powerful than his father died because of this weakness. This is where the Western proverb "Achilles' heel" comes from.

Talking back to the wedding, on that day, an uninvited guest came to the wedding - the goddess of strife. Why do you say it's an uninvited guest? Because Peleus and Thetis didn't invite this fairy at all - also, who would invite a troublemaker to their wedding? But he came uninvited and brought a gift - a golden apple.

And there are words engraved on the golden apple.

"Happy wedding, early birth of a child"?

No! Instead:

So the wedding became the "Miss Olympus" election site!

The final top three selected are:

1. Hera, the queen of heaven,

2. Athena, the goddess of war

3. Love The god Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology).

Someone is going to cause trouble!

So the apple, a fruit, not only stuck in Adam's throat, smashed Newton's head, but also destroyed a city called Troy. If you encounter it in the future, be careful and make sure to take a detour. !

Who should be chosen as the most beautiful goddess?

Of course I listened to the boss Zeus, but Zeus was so smart. Looking around, one was his wife and two were daughters. Whoever he chose would offend the other two, so he gave the hot potato to one of them. The people who eat melons, let him judge——

The chosen people who eat melons are called Paris, and he is a sheepherder with a story. He was tending sheep on the mountain that day, and suddenly there were three beauties in front of him, and they put them in his hands. Stuffed a golden apple and asked him to choose the most beautiful goddess.

Since ancient times, many elections have been tricked, and this beauty pageant is no exception.

Facing the referee, the three contestants made wishes one after another, and they all promised to give the sheepherder a whole world. Hera made a wish to make the sheepherder the most powerful king in the world, and Athena made a wish to make the sheepherder the greatest king in the world. Aphrodite whispered in his ear: "What if she wins the world if she loses?" She made a wish to let the sheepherder marry the most beautiful woman in the world.

It is said that Aphrodite was afraid that the shepherd did not understand what being a female meant, so she lifted up her skirt to let him have a look. In fact, this sheepherder had a poor wife in the cold kiln, named Oinone, who was also a fairy.

But after Paris took a look, he realized that there is a sky beyond the sky. It was really:

So Paris handed the golden apple to Aphrodite without hesitation.

Hera and Athena lost the beauty pageant and returned angrily. Even though they were disappointed, they did not forget to take a mirror to see Paris’s past and present life. It is said that if you don’t see, you don’t know how wonderful the world is. The two discovered that before them This poor sheepherder turned out to be the prince of Troy.

It turns out that he is the son of King Priam of Troy and Queen Hecuba. Before giving birth to him, the queen watched too many live broadcasts of the Olympic torch relay and had a nightmare. A torch was built that burned Troy to ashes.

So after Paris was born, the king asked a prophet to interpret the dream. The prophet calculated that the baby was a disaster star and would bring devastating disaster to Troy.

So the king was determined to send the old servant to throw the newborn baby into the mountains.

Like all old-fashioned myths and legends, the child did not die, but was breastfed and protected by the mothers of Xiong Da and Xiong Er. Later, the kind-hearted old servant couldn't bear it and adopted the abandoned baby.

Now the abandoned baby has grown up, is handsome and powerful, has a job of herding sheep, married the fairy Oinone, and lives a happy life without shame or shame.

Queen Hera and the goddess of war resented Troy and cursed the city to fall.

Before Aphrodite, who won the beauty contest, could fulfill her wish, Paris felt that his world was about to collapse because one of his favorite cattles had been requisitioned.

It turns out that the king of Troy suddenly remembered the abandoned baby after so many years and wanted to organize a replacement funeral for him. Because he thought he was transformed into an Olympic torch, he had to hold a funeral at the replacement funeral. At the sports meeting, the prize is the Parris family's cattle.

In order to win back the most beautiful bull, Paris went to the sports meeting at his funeral.

Unexpectedly, Paris actually succeeded in winning the championship. On the podium, he not only won the crown, but because the old servant made his life experience public, the king and queen suddenly suffered from amnesia at the same time, and both of them forgot That terrible prophecy, he immediately recognized the abandoned baby as his own son, so the shepherd boy on Mount Ida turned into one of the 50 princes of Troy.

Haha, the old king’s sword never grows old. He has 50 sons, not counting his daughters!

In short, the sheepherder has since embarked on the golden road, galloping towards the pinnacle of his life.

If you want to know what happens next, let’s watch the breakdown next time!

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