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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 Zues would not choose between them.
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Hera promised Paris power, Athena promised him wealth, and Aphrodite promised the most beautiful woman in the world, Paris chose Aphrodite.
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Menelaus treated Paris as a royal. When Menelaus left Sparta to go to a funeral, Paris got Helen and also took off with a lot of Menelaus' wealth.
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Since Paris took Menelaus' wife and most of his wealth, he and Helen got married in Troy.
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Menelaus was furious that Paris had taken Helen. He called all of Helens old suitors that had made an oath long ago to have his back on defending her honor.
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It was really difficult for them to find Troy. They first landed at Mysia where they had thought Helen might have been, but wasn't. They had no where else to go so they just went back home so the war did not happen at the time.
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Odysseus and Menelaus were both sent to Priam as ambassadors and they demanded Helen and they demanded the stolen things to be returned.
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The first nine years were both war in Troy and war against the neighboring regions. The Greeks won lots of important battles.
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Odysseus ordered for a large wooden horse to be built. He wanted the inside to be specifically so the soldiers could go in and hide.
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Signifying that the war has ended meant that Polyxena, which is the daughter of Prium had to be sacrificed, also Astyanax, who is the son of Hector.
