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Lesson 7 A Human War for a Battle Among Goddesses Name Class No. Introduction: the Trojan War *The cause of war: ______________________. *The event that triggered the war: Paris, prince of _________, __________ Helen, whose husband is the ______________________. *The end result of the war: The city of Troy was ____________________ Mythical cause of the war: Story of the Golden Apple of Discord Three goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite liked to exercise their power over ____________ when there were disagreements. *Disagreement: This time, they were fighting over ___________________. *The judge for the contest: To avoid being blamed, ________ had Paris make the difficult choice. *The bribes they offered to the judge: Hera offered him the power over and . Athena offered him great and . Aphrodite offered him Helen, the in the world. Paris chose , for he had already lost his heart to Helen at first sight. The War Aphrodite helped Paris take Helen to Troy. The king waged war on Troy, which continued for Spartan years. Despite having won many battles, the Spartans could never Troy. Then, , who was still angry about Paris’s choice, provided the Spartans with a key to winning the final victory—the Trojan . The Spartan soldiers, having hidden , which was later considered by the Trojans, crept out at night and ushered in the Spartan army to launch a successful surprise , finally bringing an end to the greatest war in Greek mythology. Conclusion: Resonating with the Title—A Human War for a Battle among Goddesses As in many Greek myths, humans in the Trojan War were like in the hands of gods and goddesses. The war is just a _________ to them. That’s probably the reason many Westerners believe that humanity can’t control their destiny. Meet the Olympians (a.k.a the Greek Gods and Goddesses) Can you match the names of the gods and goddesses with their pictures and their characteristics? Zeus ( ) Poseidon ( ) Hades ( ) Hera ( ) Athena ( ) Aphrodite ( ) (A) (B) 1. God of: The Underworld and the riches of the earth Symbols: Sceptor, helmet of invisibility Hobbies: Devising punishments and lounging in his ebony throne (C) 2. King of all gods (D) 3. Goddess of: Marriage and (E) 4. Moody God of: The seas 6. Goddess of: Wisdom, war Spouse: Hera childbirth Children: Way too many to list Spouse: Zeus Symbols: Lightning bolt, eagle Symbols: Peacock, diadem and veil romance and and scoping out the Hobbies: Strategizing, Hobbies: Seducing women, Hobbies: Hunting down and building gentlemen weaving, entering contests. throwing lightning bolts punishing her husband's mistresses and children Symbols: Trident 5. Goddess of: love, and beauty Hobbies: Looking for palaces on the bottom of the sea Symbols: Dove, apple, seashell Symbols: Owl, spear, Hobbies: Pampering herself shield, and a lovely helmet. Roman Name: Venus