The Iliad
to every storyThe Troy princes, along with other Troy soldiers,
go to Menelauss house to sign a peace treatySeeking to finally end
feudParis sees Helen, hits on her, Helen welcomes his advancesHelen
leaves her home with Paris and goes back to Troy with him in the
night
Little Brother in Trouble
Choices In TroyKing Priam, Paris and Hectors dad, has a choice
to make:Throw out his son to save his city?Protect his son and ruin
the city?
Meanwhile, in GreeceKing Agamemnon has been looking for a reason
to fight Troy (He never wanted the peace treaty just went along
with it)King Agamemnon does NOT care about Helen or MenelausWhen he
heard about Helen leaving, treated it like a kidnapping
1,000 ShipsKing Agamemnon launches 1,000 ships from Greece to
head towards TroyCollects men from all over GreeceEmpties out
Greece of all its 20-year-old menHelen = the face that launched
1,000 ships
On The ShipsGreek war lords (some call themselves kings), none
are royalComic book heroes; back stories for how they all came to
beOdysseus, Ajax, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Achilles, just to name a
few
Achilles BackstoryMom is immortal, but Achilles is notWorried
for him, she took him to The River Styx when he was a babyRiver
Styx = River between the land of the living and the land of the
deadMom dips him in the river upside down, holding him by the
feetShe does not dip him past his anklesMakes him immortal
