S1 E1: The Apple of Discord
A golden apple inscribed 'for the fairest' is sent to a feast at Olympus. Unable to decide between the goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena, Zeus decides to let a mortal choose.
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A golden apple inscribed 'for the fairest' is sent to a feast at Olympus. Unable to decide between the goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena, Zeus decides to let a mortal choose.
25 minutes
All of the Greek kings and their armies have responded to Agamemnon's call... All except two, that is: Odysseus and Achilles.
25 minutes
Ten years have passed since the Greek forces arrived in Troy, but King Priam's city has still not fallen. The king's eldest son, Hector, reproaches his brother Paris for causing this war with no end.
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Agamemnon has seen it in a dream: Troy will be taken today. Helen's husband, Menelaus, recognizes Paris, the man who took his wife. The two men decide to face each other in a duel.
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The chaos that reigns between Greeks and Trojans has now spread to Mount Olympus. Back on the battlefield, the Trojans have driven back the Greeks, and decide to build a long wall.
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Odysseus and Ajax try to convince Achilles to return to combat, but the Greek warrior rejects their appeals. On the battlefield, Agamemnon, Diomedes, and even Odysseus are injured one after the other.
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Saved by Apollo, Hector goes back on the attack and leads the Trojans as far as the Greeks' ships. Patroclus, a childhood friend of Achilles, rushes to him and implores him to rejoin the battle.
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Thetis asks Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, to forge new armour and weapons for her son Achilles. At dawn, she hands them to him, knowing that they will lead to his death.
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The River Scamander and its banks are set alight by fireballs sent by the god Hephaestus. The river god spares Achilles, who immediately goes back on the rampage. The gods are shocked by his rage.
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The Trojans are surprised to discover that the Greeks have suddenly left the shores of Troy, leaving only a wooden horse. Inside the horse, Greek warriors remain silent and still.
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