Day A:
A total of 11 sections to read but in reality it's only six.
Of How the War with Troy Began:
Helen picks Menelaus, a young Prince named Paris comes along and takes her back to his kingdom, Menelaus and his brother lead a nine year siege of the city, they got home sick, ditched a chunk of the army in Troy, and returned home.
The Quarrel (two parts):
On there way back to Greece the Greeks attacked and took cities such as Chryse and divided up the newly found wealth among the leaders of the army. This angered their gods.
What Thetis Did for Her Son:
Thetis asked Zeus to help the Trojans in the war so her son, Achilles, could lead them to victory and take the honor that Agamemnon had robbed him of.
Hector and Andromache (two parts):
A conversation between Hector and his wife. Highlights the fear she has of him dying in the Trojan War that her brother in law started over a girl.
The Embassy to Achilles (two parts):
Achilles is dormant and so are his men. The Greeks try to court him so that it could change the tide of the war but are not successful as he again chooses to stand down.
The Deeds and Death of Patroclus (three parts):
As Achilles did not want to fight, Patroclus did want to fight and pleaded with Achilles to let him fight as the Greeks were on the defensive at the beach. Later Patroclus lead the Greeks head on into battle against the Trojans. A Trojan soldier killed Patroclus by impaling him from behind with Hector taunting the young man as he died.
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