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Eris, uninvited to the party, shows up anyways, and presents an apple with the words "for the fairest" written on the skin. Zues then throws the apple out of Olympus and Paris picks it up.
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Within picking up the apple, three goddesses appear in front of Paris. He chose Aphrodite from the three because he would get the love of Helen.
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Because Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta, Paris had to steal Helen from him. This began the Trojan War because she was the most beautiful woman in the world and had many suitors fighting for her.
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He then sends Helen's previous suitors plus a greek army to fullfill their oaths and bring her back.
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He wanted to avoid being recruited in the army because he knew the war would last for years and he wouldn't be able to see his family for that long.
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The army sets out for Troy and land on Mysia. They attack Teuthrania, believing it to be Troy
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When he first sacrificed to all the gods, he left Artemis out. Artemis got mad and sent the fleet terrible weather.
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Agamemnon at risk of being removed from his position, he agrees to sacrifice his daughter. Odysseus devises a plan to trick her and worked.
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During the fighting, Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes with his arrow. Having no choice, he headed back to Troy to die.
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Odysseus made a plan to build a giant trojan horse and store men inside it. They then gave it to Troy as a gift. Once the horse was inside the city, the men infiltrated and opened the doors to let the whole army attack and defeat Troy.