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Accuracies And Inaccuracies In The Movie Troy

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Troy is based off of the Trojan war. The movie does contain some inaccuracies. It also contains some accuracies. Before discussing the accuracies and inaccuracies, the Trojan war should be discussed.

The Trojan war started off with a disagreement upon the goddesses. These goddesses were Athena god of wisdom, Aphrodite god of beauty, and Hera goddess of marriage and birth Eris who happens to be goddess of strife and discord gave them a golden apple. This golden apple marked who was the fairest and just. Zeus ended up sending the goddesses to Paris. The goddesses all tempted Paris to make his decision. Hera offered a beautiful marriage. Aphrodite offered the most beautiful women, and of course Athena offered wisdom.

Paris ended up choosing

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