The ancient Greeks thought that the Trojan War as described in the Iliad was a genuine historical event that had taken place in the 13th or 12th century BC. Most people accepted the document as fact, despite the fact that it featured divine intervention and- of course- a giant wooden horse.

The Classical legends of the Trojan War developed continuously throughout Greek and Latin literature. In Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, the earliest literary evidence available, the chief stories have already taken shape, and individual themes were elaborated later, especially in Greek drama. The story of the Trojan origin, through Aeneas, of Rome helped to inspire Roman interest; Book II of Virgil’s Aeneid contains the best-known account of the sack of Troy. Finally there are the pseudo-chronicles that go under the names of Dictys Cretensis and Dares Phrygius. The Trojan War fought between the Greeks and Troy originated in the following manner.

Patroclus is a figure from Greek mythology who fought in the Trojan War and was most famous for his close friendship with the Greek hero, Achilles. He followed Achilles to Troy and would ultimately...

Hector was the greatest Trojan hero of the Trojan War, the main defender of Troy, and a favorite of Apollo.

Achilles vs. Hector - a battle not only between two champions, but between two sets of morals and two ways of living.

The Heroes of the Trojan War. Paris. Diomedes. Odysseus. Nestor. Achilles. Agamemnon.

Menelaus, in Greek legend, king of Sparta and one of the prominent characters of the Iliad and the Odyssey.