The Battle of

Troy
Menelaus Helen Paris

Long ago Prince Paris from Troy sailed to Sparta.

Sparta was ruled by a King called Menelaus.

Menelaus was married to a beautiful lady called Helen.

She was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world .

Paris fell in love with Helen when he saw her.

One night he stole her from Menelaus and he brought her back to Troy with

him.
 Menelaus was really angry.
He decided to get his army together and follow Paris to Troy.
Menelaus had a very strong army.
He had some of the greatest Greek heroes, Odysseus and
Achilles, on his side.
They set sail with a thousand ships to get Helen back.

Odysseus Achilles
 Paris and Helen arrived at Troy and

were welcomed.

But Prince Hector, Paris brother.

Hector was a great warrior and he

had a great army.

He realised that a war would soon

Hector begin over Helen.

Troy was a very strong city with high

walls all around it.

The Trojans knew nobody could get

past their walls.

They waited for the Greeks to arrive.

 The Greeks arrived and a
great war started outside
the walls of Troy.

The Trojan War lasted

ten years.
Many people died.
Menelaus was killed by
Hector. The Trojan War
The great warrior, Achilles
challenged and killed
Hector.

The Trojans were really

sad. Their hero and prince
was dead.
 Paris was in despair when his brother was killed. He was a
skilled archer and took his bow and arrow. He aimed it at
Achilles.
But, Achilles was a very special hero. He was so strong that
he could not be killed so easily.
Nobody knew, except for the Gods, that Achilles had only
one weak spot his heel.
The Greek God, Apollo, guided Pariss arrow so that it hit
Achilles heel and he died.
 The war had lasted ten
years and no side
looked like they were
going to win.
The walls of Troy were
The Wooden too strong and the
Greeks could not get
Horse of through.
Then, one day
Troy Odysseus had a unique
idea.
He told the Greeks to
build a giant wooden
horse, big enough to
hold soldiers inside.
 The Greeks built the horse and hid soldiers inside.

Then they all got on their ships and moved them so the Trojans

would think they had gone home.

The people of Troy thought that the Greeks had left the horse

as a gift.

So they carried it into the city and began to celebrate.

 When the Trojans had
fallen asleep, the soldiers
came out of the horse.
They opened the gate
and let the Greek army
into the city of Troy.
Troy was destroyed and
the Greeks won the war.
Paris was killed too and
Helen was taken back to
Troy.
 There is a very famous
saying that arose from
this historical war:
Beware of Greeks
bearing gifts.
 Lets talk about the story!
1. Who were the characters in this story?
2. Where did the war take place?
3. How many ships set sail for Troy?
4. Who were the Greek heroes?
5. Who killed Hector?
6. Which God helped Paris kill Achilles?
7. Who came up with the plan to built a wooden
horse?
8. What was special about Achilles?
 Lets talk about the story!
9. What happened when the Trojans fell
asleep?
10. What happened to Helen in the end?
11. Why, do you think, people said,
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts?
12. What do you think caused this war?
13. Do you think it was a good reason for a
war?