Cowboy Story

The Cowboy Story is essentially a re-telling of the Iliad that takes place in the Wild West. The parallel for Aeneas is named Virgil, and Odysseus is named Ulysses. In the lore of this series, this takes the place of the civil war. In place of the Ancient Greek Gods, US Politicians make "divine" interventions. The figure of Agamemnon is the protagonist named Colt Pocatello, and the figure of Menelaus, named Arizona Pocatello will be seen again in the Mafia story.

The Cowboy Story has two spin-offs, the Virgil Story and the Ulysses Story. Because these two are still very much in the works, and in the same setting as the Cowboy Story, ideas will be catalogued here that may be placed into any of the stories.

###### Ideas:

1. A train monster, based on steam engine boiler explosions

###### Characters (In All Three Stories):

1. John Hoyt
2. Ulysses
3. Virgil
4. Arizona Pocatello
5. Colt Pocatello
6. Molly
	1. Molly is a Gunslinger who has long hair and a moustache, looks like Jake Mall.
7. Christian The Fiddler
8. Moonshine Vegas

## Events

### Prologue

Marriage of Achilles' Parents

Paris' birth

Judgement of Paris

House of Atreus

Helen and her Suitors

Birth of Helen

Start of the war

### Book 1

While sacking a trojan-allies city, the Achaeans kidnap Briseis and Chryseis. Agamemnon take Chryseis and Achilles takes Briseis. Chryses, the father of Chryseis and a priest of Apollo asks for Chryseis back, even offering a ransom. When Agamemnon refuses, Apollo sends a plague, and after 10 days, they ask the seer Calchas why this is happening. Achilles conflicts with Agamemnon, who requests Briseis in exchange. Achilles is calmed down by Athena and Nestor. Agamemnon sends Chryseis back to her father and arranges for Briseis to be brought to him. Achilles, in retaliation, does not battle, and prays to Thetis and Zeus to help the Trojans. She will tell Zeus, once he has returned from Aethiopia. Odysseus brings Chryseis back to her father, who then asks Apollo to lift the plague. Zeus helps the trojans, and Hera gets mad, but Hephaestus convinces her not to involve herself in a mortal conflict.

### Book 2

Zeus sends a dream to Agamemnon to attack Troy at full force, and the reverse for Hector.

### Book 3

Menelaus challenges Paris to a duel. Paris is losing but saved by Aphrodite.

### Book 4

Athena convinces a trojan to shoot at menelaus.

### Book 5

Diomedes is tearing through the Trojan Army, Aphrodite and Ares are interfering, Athena gifts him the ability to see who is/isn't a god. He injures Aphrodite, who was trying to save Aeneis, who is then rescued by Apollo. Diomedes then attempts to hurt Apollo, who tells him that the gods are not to be messed with. Ares appears, Athena tells him to attack, and Diomedes stabs Ares, who flees to Zeus, who is disappointed in him.

### Book 6

Hector tells women to pray to Athena to stop Diomedes, who ignores the prayers.

### Book 7

Apollo and Athena pause the war, and a lottery is set to fight one-on-one with Hector. Greater Ajax is chosen, and the two come to a truce.

### Book 8

Greeks start losing, Trojans start winning

### Book 9

Agamemnon grows furious that he is missing his greatest fighter, and the gods are seemingly working against him. He wants to retreat, Diomedes is having none of it, as he called them cowards towards the beginning. Agamemnon says they need to find Achilles and convince him to battle once more. Ajax and Odysseus talk to Achilles, who won't budge.

### Book 10

Agamemnon and Menelaus alongside a few others formulate a plan. Odysseus and Diomedes volunteer for this stealth mission. Hector has the same idea, and sends a soldier to scout the greek ships, but he is captured, interrogated, and killed by the two. They use this information to sneak into the trojan camp, and steal a chariot and armor.

### Book 11

Agamemnon fights vigorously, Achilles asks Patroclus to check to see who it was. Patroclus asks Nestor who tells him this wouldn't be happening if Achilles actually helped.

### Book 12

Zeus sets a thunderstorm on the Greeks, allowing the Trojans to gain some ground.

### Book 13

Poseidon gives aid to the two Ajaxes, allowing the Greeks to gain an upper hand.

### Book 14

Hera distracts Zeus from attacking the Greeks.

### Book 15

Zeus wakes up and is now upset that the Trojans are losing. Ares and Athena get into a fight, and the Trojans start winning again.

### Book 16

Patroclus asks Achilles to join in the war. Achilles, having none of this, tells Patroclus to go out in his armor to fool the Trojans into thinking he's out there. Shortly after, Patroclus is killed by Hector.

### Book 17

The Greeks swiftly go to protect Patroclus' body, meanwhile Hector takes his armor.

### Book 18

The news of Patroclus' death is brought to Achilles. Hephaestus makes Achilles' new armor and weapons.

### Book 20

Achilles is plowing through a field of Trojans.

### Book 21

Achilles stains a river red with how many corpses who throws in there, and the river itself takes issue. Apollo distracts him.

### Book 22

Achilles kills Hector, and drags his body around Troy in front of his father. Funeral of Patroclus.

### Epilogue

Death of Achilles and Paris

Trojan Horse

Sack of Troy