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Eris threw a golden apple into the wedding that was for "the fairest". Zeus let Paris make the decision. Aphrodite persuaded Paris to choose her by bribing him with the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen.
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Menelaus convinces his brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, to lead an expedition to find Helen.
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Greek heroes Achilles, Odysseus, Nestor and Ajax, and more than a thousand ships joined Agamemnon. They crossed the Aegean Sea to Asia Minor to get to Troy and demand Helen back from Priam, the Trojan king.
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The Trojan prince Hector and Achilles were killed in the war.
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After 10 years of war. the Greek armies retreated. But they left a large wooden horse outside the gates of Troy.
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Priam’s daughter Cassandra was against bringing the horse into Troy, but they did it anyways.
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At night time, a group of Greek warriors, led by Odysseus, climbed out and destroyed Troy.
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Helen went back to Sparta to reign with Menelaus.
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After the Trojan defeat, the Greeks heroes slowly made their way home. Odysseus took 10 years to make it home to Ithaca.
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After his death, Helen was exiled to the island of Rhodes. She was hanged here by a vengeful war widow.
