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The gods Zues and Poisidon decided that since Thetis's son was destined to be more powerfulo than his father, she would have to marry a mortal, Pelius, to not threaten any gods.
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Troy Prince Paris is granted the most beautiful woman in the world by Aphrodite (he gave her the Golden Apple, meaning she was the fairest among her goddess competitors), a married woman named Helen. He goes to Sparta and steals and marries her in Troy
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When Menelaus came back and discovered Paris had taken his wife he called upon Greek allies to send a fleet of 1,000 ships to Troy to get her back.
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Helen birthed multiple of Paris's children but none of them survived infancy. some beleive it was a sign of the gods.
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Helen's husband Paris dies fighting in the Trojan War against the Greeks.
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After Paris dies in the war, Helen marries his brother Deiphobus and is divided between helping the Trojans/Greeks.
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The boat fighting and multiple marriages of Helen make the trojan war last 10 years, the city of Troy is captured and Helen is returned to her original husband.
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Eventually the Greeks are pushed back but leave a large wooden horse outside the gates of Troy, "bearing gifts."
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After debate, the people of Troy brought the horse inside the gates. When nightfall came, hundreds of Greek soldiers came out and overthrew the city, killing the men and taking the women hostage.
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After the war is won, Menelaus takes back Helen as his wife and she helps him kill Deiphobus.
