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King Pelius and Thetis were wed, but Eris, the only god uninvited. She threw a golden apple into the wedding. Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera wanted the apple, but Zeus rejected them all.
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Paris, Prince of Troy, must choose which god is the fairest. He chooses Aphrodite because she promises him the most beautiful woman in the world.
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His wife, Helen, was the most beautiful women in the world.
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King Menelaus goes to Crete. While he is gone, Paris steals Helen and brings her back to Troy.
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He calls for the Greek army to go to Troy and bring her back.
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Odysseus pretends to be insane, but is caught. Achilles dresses up as a woman, but is also caught, and must join the army.
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The war began after the abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris. Helen’s jilted husband Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, to lead an expedition to retrieve her.
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Chyseis is taken from her father and brought to the Greek Agamemnon.
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Apollo attacks the Greeks for Chyseis's father. Achilles tells Agamemnon to give back Chryseis.
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Out of revenge Agamemnon steals Achilles maiden.