The Trojan War

The Trojan War began when the Spartans declared war on Troy. The many countries that made up Greece also joined the Spartans. The Greek hero, Achilles, was known as one of the greatest fighters at that time. With his help, the Greeks gained the upper hand.


The Gods started taking sides and also joined in the battle.

• Athena - Greek


• Hera - Greek


• Hephaestus - Greek


• Poseidon - Greek


• Aphrodite - Trojan


• Apollo - Trojan


• Ares - Trojan


• Artemis - Trojan


• Hermes - Trojan


• Hades - Neutral


• Zeus - Neutral

From this list we can see that Athena sides with the Greeks. This might be the start leading to rising question "Why was Athena so eager to assist Odysseus in returning home?"