文档介绍：Setting 2 Zeus: Zeus ( zo?os ) His Birth In Greek Mythology, the principal god of the Greek pantheon, ruler of the heavens, and father of other gods and mortal heroes. Homer's Iliad calls him “ Zeus who thunders on high ” and Milton's Paradise Lost, “ the Thunderer ”3 Athena: A· the · na In Greek Mythology, the goddess of wisdom, the practical arts, and warfare, and the protectress of cities, especially Athens. 4 POISEDON In Greek Mythology, the god of the waters, earthquakes, and horses, and brother of Zeus. 5 There are two books: The Iliad and The Odyssey ? The Iliad tells the story of the last year of the siege of Troy in the Trojan War (1194 to 1184 BC). IS TROY REAL ? ? The Odyssey is about Odysseus ’ trip home from the war and the adventures along the way The War: Sparta vs. Troy 6 How did the war end? The city of Troy was well fortified and the Greek soldiers who fought on behalf of Menelaus could not get inside …. 7 The Trojan Horse This was Odysseus ’ idea … 8 The war ends and the men head home 9 The voyage home ( The Odyssey ) 10 ? Achaeans = Greeks (Odysseus ’ men)