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Eris, the Goddess of Discord, was the only god uninvited. She threw a golden apple into the wedding that said "For the Fairest".Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera all wanted the apple, but Zeus would not choose between them.
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It was a competition between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos, Aphrodite, Hera and Athena. The prize was a golden apple inscribed "To the Fairest".
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Paris visited King Menelaus, husband of Helen, in Sparta. Menelaus treated Paris as a royal guest, but when Menelaus left Sparta, Paris abducted Helen (who went willingly) and she also took a lot of Menelaus wealth with her.
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Menelaus sent the troy army to find her and bring her back.
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Menelaus and Agamemnon create an army of men, including the Greek heroes Achilles, Odysseus, Nestor and Ajax, and set sail under Agamemnon's lead to find Paris and get Helen back. They reach Troy and try to overtake the city, and the Trojan War begins.
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During an attack on Troy, the Greek army captured two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis, and gave them to Agamemnon and Achilles as war prizes.
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Chryseis' father prayed to Apollo for help in rescuing his daughter. Apollo helped him and sent a horrible plague on the Greeks. Eventually Achilles discovered the cause of the pestilence and forced Agamemnon to let Chryseis go. Agamemnon agreed but he wanted to keep Briseis as compensation for his compliance.
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After Agamemnon stole his women, Briseis, Achilles left the Greeks.
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The Trojans thought the horse was a peace gift from the Greeks.
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The Greeks come out of the horse by nightfall and destroy the city.
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Greek win and destroyed troy's army, the war is over.
