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Eris the goddes 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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All three were beautiful goddesses with enough vanity to want Paris to pick her . They had tried to get Zeus to pick , but he refused . One goddess was his wife , another was his daughter , and the third was the goddess of beauty
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In Sparta , Menelaus , husban of Helen , treated Paris as a royal guest. However , when Menelaus left Sparta to go to a funeral , Paris abducted Helen (who went willingly) and also carried off much of Menelaus wealth
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The most beautiful woman in the world was Helen , one of the daughters of Tyndareus , King and Sparta . Her mother was leda , who had eaither raped or seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan .
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Since Menelaus ´s wedding , Odysses had married Penelope and fathered a son , and sowed his fields with salt .
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According to Homer , Menelaus and his ally , Odysseus , traveled to Troy , where they unsuccessfully sought to recover Helen by diplomatic means
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When the Achaeans left for the war , they did not know the way , and accidentally landed in Mysia , ruled by King Telephus , son of heracles , who had led the contingent of Arcadians to settle there . In the battle , Achilles wounded Telephus , who killed the Thersasnder
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the Achean forces first gathered at Auils. All the suitors sent their forces except king Cinyras of Cyprus . Though he sengt breastplatesto Agmemnon and promised to send 50 ships , he sent the only one real ship , led by the son Mygalion , and 49 ships made of clay .
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Eaight years after the storm had scattered them , the fleet of more than a thousand was gathered again . when they all had reached Aulis , the winds ceased.
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Apollo attacks the geeks for chryseles father. Achilles tells agamemnon to give back chryseles
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With no where else to turn, the Greeks returned home.
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They demanded Helen and the stolen treasure be returned. Priam refused, and Odysseus and Menelaus returned to the Greek ships with the announcement that war was inevitable.
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A prophet, Helenus told the Greeks that Troy would not fall unless: a) Pyrrhus, Achilles' son, fought in the war,
b) The bow and arrows of Hercules were used by the Greeks against the Trojans,
c) The remains of Pelops, the famous Eleian hero, were brought to Troy, and
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Phoenix persuaded Pyrrhus to join the war. Philoctetes had the bow and arrows of Hercules, but had been left by the Greek fleet in Lemnos because he had been bitten by a snake and his wound had a horrendous smell. Philoctetes was bitter, but was finally persuaded to join the Greeks. The remains of Pelops were gotten.
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Still seeking to gain entrance into Troy, clever Odysseus (some say with the aid of Athena) ordered a large wooden horse to be built. Its insides were to be hollow so that soldiers could hide within it.
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When the Trojans came to marvel at the huge creation, Sinon pretended to be angry with the Greeks, stating that they had deserted him. He assured the Trojans that the wooden horse was safe and would bring luck to the Trojans.
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That night, after most of Troy was asleep or in a drunken stupor, Sinon let the Greek warriors out from the horse, and they slaughtered the Trojans. Priam was killed as he huddled by Zeus' altar and Cassandra was pulled from the statue of Athena and raped.
