The Myrmidons take the beach with ease and sack the Temple of Apollo where priestess and cousin of Hector and Paris, Briseis ( Rose Byrne), is taken captive. Concerned for this cousin's safety and inexperience, Achilles tells Patroclus to stay and watch the ship. Achilles gives an impassioned speech to his men, telling them that they will be immortalized in the campaign. The Myrmidons prove to be faster rowers than the Greeks and arrive on the shores of Troy before anyone else. Achilles decides to join Agamemnon's campaign against Troy but brings his own warriors, the fierce and infamous Myrmidons, led by Eudorus ( Vincent Regan). Hector is reunited with his wife, Andromache ( Saffron Burrows), and his infant son. They meet their father, King Priam ( Peter O'Toole), who welcomes Helen and praises her beauty. The city is guarded by a high, thick wall that has remained impenetrable since its founding. Meanwhile, Hector and Paris return to Troy with Helen, greeted warmly by their fellow Trojans. However, should he go to Troy, he is doomed to die and will never return. If he goes to Troy, he will find his eternal glory and history will remember his name for thousands of years. She tells him that if he chooses to stay home he will find a wife, raise a family, and die old and loved. Achilles later seeks advice from his mother, the sea nymph Thetis ( Julie Christie), who is gathering shells to make a new necklace for him. Achilles refuses to go, despite Odysseus' assurance that this war will go down into history. He finds him sparring with his young cousin, Patroclus ( Garrett Hedlund), who is more than eager to join in the fighting. Odysseus ( Sean Bean), king of Ithaca and under command of Agamemnon, goes to convince Achilles to accompany them in the conquest of Troy. Finding Helen gone, Menelaus vows revenge on Troy and seeks the approval of his brother, Agamemnon, who is only too happy to oblige, though Agamemnon's decision comes mostly from his desire to sack Troy the seemingly undefeatable city.
When Hector finds out he is clearly angry but it is too late to return to Sparta with Helen and seek pardon. He convinces her to come back with him to Troy, stowing her away on his brother's ship. However, young Paris sneaks away to be with Menelaus' beautiful wife, Helen ( Diane Kruger), whom he loves dearly. Meanwhile, Prince Hector ( Eric Bana) and Paris ( Orlando Bloom) of Troy feast in the banquet hall of King Menelaus of Sparta ( Brendan Gleeson) as honored guests and peace ambassadors to their home nation. Achilles refuses the request and stalks off. Triopas offers the Scepter of Thessaly to Achilles to pass on to Agamemnon. Achilles easily defeats Boagrius, sealing Agamemnon's control over the nation, and calls out if there is anyone else worthy enough to fight him. A half-god and blessed with incomparable strength and skill, Achilles lives to fight but he refuses to associate with Agamemnon, preferring instead to seek his own destiny and be immortalized in history. A messenger boy ( Jacob Smith) is sent to fetch him and Agamemnon curses the stubborn nature of the fiercest warrior Greece has ever seen. Triopas calls upon the giant Boagrius ( Nathan Jones) while Agamemnon calls to Achilles, but the legendary warrior is nowhere to be found. King Triopas ( Julian Glover) bargains with Agamemnon to each let one of their best fighters decide who wins the battle rather than engaging in open war. Agamemnon ( Brian Cox), king of Mycenae, has united most of Greece's kingdoms under his rule and now advances his army upon the nation of Thessaly, hoping to include it in his collection of ever-growing conquests. Within the cradle of ancient civilization empires are built, wars fought, alliances forged, and heroes born. The story takes place in the fertile, eastern lands bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and kept by the gods.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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