Troy

In Greek mythology the bloody battle of Troy was organized for ten long years; Which is also known as the Trojan War. Troy, the famous city of the Bronze Age three thousand years ago. The inhabitants were called Trojans. That is how the war was named. The origin of the Trojan horse is also from there.

Despite being two neighboring cities, a famous sea called the Aegean exists between Troy and Sparta. That is, to travel from one city to another, one had to cross the sea in the middle. Two princes of Troy arrive in Sparta to negotiate a trade agreement. The eldest prince's name is Hector, he is the commander of his kingdom. And the name of the little one is Paris, a man of pure love. The war was fought because of his historical love.

The Greek king Menelaus welcomed the two princes of Troy to Sparta. Their arrival takes on the color of a festival in the city. A dinner was organized in honor of the princes. And during that dinner, the beautiful Queen Helen was introduced to Prince Paris. Menelaus himself introduced his wife Helen to Paris. But who knew this identity would one day become the biggest forgetfulness of Menelaus.

The name Helen means light bulb. Greek mythology was written in the light of its form. And Prince Paris ate habudubu in love with that look. At forty years of age, Helen refused to marry the old king Menelaus. Although born in the house of King Tinderus, Helen's real father was Zeus, the king of the gods. Menelaus asked for Helen from him. This is how Helen was forced to get married. Even though he accepted, he never remembered the marriage. Paris filled the void that was working inside him. Although he did not agree at first, Helen later leaned towards Paris in the misery of an unhappy life.

There is also drama about Helen's birth. One day, while the god Zeus was dressed as a swan, an eagle chased him. Zeus at that time came to the warm proximity to the swan leader seeking refuge and established a physical relationship. As a result, Leda gave birth to an egg. Helen broke the shell and came out. Just when Helen and Paris fell in love, the bell rang for Paris to return to her home state. Emotional, Paris hid and took Helen to Troy. His elder brother Hector came to the middle of the sea and found out about this incident. He immediately turned the ship around and wanted to bring Helen back. However, Adar's younger brother's plea was defeated by Binoy.

There is another story behind the way Paris got Helen. All the gods and goddesses were present at the wedding of the sea goddess Thetis. There was Zeus, the king of the gods, his wife Hera, Athena, the goddess of knowledge, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Iris, the goddess of conflict, strife and anarchy, was not only invited. The word Discord means chaos. Which is exactly the opposite of harmony or peace. This is why Iris is called the ‘Goddess of Discord’. And that is why he was not invited to any good deed.

Iris wanted to create a crisis in that marriage to avenge not being invited. He threw a golden apple at the wedding. On that apple was written - 'For the most beautiful goddess'; There were three claimants - Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. To meet that crisis, Zeus said the apple should be given to Paris, the shepherd of Mount Auda. Whoever Paris gives the apple to will be considered the best of the beauties. This apple is called 'Apple of Discord'. Those who have played the Assassin's Creed game should know these mythological terms well.

So the three goddesses showed three kinds of greed to Paris after hearing about Zeus about the fate of that 'precious' apple. Hera said that if he gave the apple, he would make Paris the richest and most powerful king. Athena said that she would make Paris the wisest and most famous. Finally, Aphrodite said that he would turn the most beautiful woman in the world into the wife of Paris. Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite in the hope of a beautiful wife. When this happened, Paris was riding a sheep, not even knowing her father's identity. He later learns that he is a prince and turns his life around.

Note here that Paris herself was married. His first wife's name was Inoni. He was a nymph. The nymph is a small goddess character in Greek mythology who was in charge of a particular region. This responsibility was usually given to beautiful young women. Their job was basically to sort nature. That is, there was already a beautiful wife in the house in Paris. Yet he left that wife only to have Helen. Paris-Helen love but cursed from the beginning.

Although Helen left home voluntarily, word spread in the Greek kingdoms, including Sparta, that Queen Helen had been abducted by Prince Paris. Helen's husband, King Menelaus, erupted in anger, grief, and rage. Helpless, he turned to his older brother, Agamemnon, king of Arps. Hearing all this, Agamemnon prayed for the help of all the Greek kings to restore their honor. Achilles led the Greek army. That huge force set sail for Troy with a fleet of about a thousand ships. This is where the original story of the Trojan War begins. If these contexts are not known, the taste of the original story cannot be found properly. For those who do not know, the outcome of that war was taken as Trivia. You will find out by reading books or watching movies. Couldn't make the whole thing in the movie. If you can find out, then you can better understand why the city of Troy is so famous, what happened in the end, in the Trojan War, Helen-Paris-Achilles-Hector's fate or what was involved.

Achilles is different. Because, he is an important character in Greek mythology. It is thought that Achilles was the best and most handsome of all the warriors united against Troy. Achilles is the son of Thetis, the sea goddess, and Peleus, the king of Mermaidon. Zeus and Poseidon both wanted to marry Thetis. For this reason there was intense competition between the two. Meanwhile, it was predicted that Thetis would give birth to a child who would be much stronger than her father. When the fire god Prometheus warned Zeus, the king of the gods, about this prophecy, both gods abandoned their resolve to marry Thetis and gave her in marriage to Peleus. There was another important prophecy about Achilles. That too was taken as Trivia. If you say so, it will become a spoiler. But the fate of Paris was decided by the marriage of Thetis. These stories are inextricably linked. Without ideas and interest in mythology can seem tasteless.

Although it may seem like a war of love at first glance, it is actually a product of the gods' conspiracies, betrayals, greed, cruelty, and madness. One can only know about Greek mythology by reading a little bit about it. The best example of how unprincipled a single god or goddess can be is their characterless king Zeus.

These stories are not in all movies. The Troy movie is a short adaptation of the blind Homer's Iliad and Odyssey epic set against the backdrop of the Trojan War. Several cinematic elements of which have also been taken from Virgil's Enid. Where only the love of Paris-Helen and the story of the Battle of Troy organized because of that love are told. But there are so many subplots of this original story that it would take a few thousand hours to make a movie. Not only that, more movies have been made about Helen of Troy, fiction has been written. Changes have been made in space-time-characters to enhance the cinematic experience. Gonzamil has been given to many characters. Netflix also has a series called 'Troy: Fall of a City'. Interestingly, nineteenth- and twentieth-century archaeologists have unearthed the lost city of Troy. Hisarlic, located in present-day Turkey, is thought to have been the city of Troy at the time.

If these plot details are known, the value of entertainment will increase several times. The stories are actually quite layered, meaning it has a few layers. Much like the story of Ishpe. There are also some instructive things. European mythology draws me the most. The most interesting of these are Greek, Roman and Norse myths. You may already be familiar with the Norse myth through Thor or the Vikings.

In the context of which this article is written, the Paris-Helen romance, Achilles' heroism, Hector's self-sacrificing movie Troy (2004) - which had a budget of 175 million US dollars, earned 500 million USD. Actor Brad Pitt has played the role of Achilles, the Greek general in the movie. Bajimat from the entry scene. On the other hand, actor Eric Bana has played the unique role of Troy's commander Hector. In one scene of the movie these two generals face off. Where they did not use any stunt double or dummy. Shooting themselves. But during the shooting, they made a gentleman's agreement. If they inadvertently hit each other, there will be a 50 fine for a light injury and ভার 100 for a heavy injury. At the end of the shoot, Brad Pitt paid a total of ৭ 650. Eric Bana, on the other hand, didn't have to pay a single dollar.

Those who have read with patience in the end may think that they have learned a lot. However, not a drop of Greek myth is mentioned here. Many things have been skipped since it will become a spoiler. Imagine for a second you were transposed into the karmic driven world of Earl. Simply, it is no longer called an epic.