Trojan War: Key Figures and Events

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• 01·Which prince's judgment (awarding the golden apple) set in motion the events that led to the Trojan War?
• 02·Whose abduction/elopement from Sparta prompted the Greek expedition against Troy?
• 03·Which Achaean leader served as commander-in-chief of the Greek forces at Troy?
• 04·Which Trojan prince was the foremost defender of the city and was killed by Achilles?
• 05·Which Greek hero withdrew from battle after a dispute with Agamemnon, a central plot point of the Iliad?
• 06·Who killed Patroclus, an act that drove Achilles back into the fighting?
• 07·According to later epic tradition, who is credited with killing Achilles (often with divine assistance)?
• 08·What stratagem allowed the Greeks to enter Troy and bring about the fall of the city?
• 09·Which Greek hero, famed for his cunning, is most closely associated with devising and executing the Trojan Horse plan?
• 10·Who was king of Troy during the events of the Trojan War?
• 11·Which Trojan warrior and later legendary ancestor of the Romans escaped from Troy in the epic tradition?
• 12·The Iliad itself concentrates primarily on which theme/event?