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"Since the marriage between Peleus and Thetis was arranged by Zeus, he decided to host the wedding at Mount Olympus. All the gods were invited except for one, Eris, the goddess of discord. Zeus thought not inviting Eris would prevent anything from going wrong at the wedding." Source
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Eris attended Peleus and Thetis' wedding anyway, and presented the guests with a golden apple. This apple had "for the fairest," written on it. The goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite argued over who should get the apple. They went to Paris and asked him to choose which of them should keep it. Paris decided on Aphrodite because she offered him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen.
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Helen is already married to the king of Sparta, thus Paris pays him a visit.
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Paris successfully flees with Helen. (According to certain sources, Helen fell in love and left willingly.)
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The king forms an army against Troy to recover her wife.
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In an attempt to avoid the army, Achilles and Odysseus disguise themselves; one as a woman and another as someone who's insane. They both get caught, however, and are forced to join the Greek army.
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The war between Troy and Sparta begins.
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Agamemno refused to return Chyseis to her father.
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Her father, Chryses, prays to Apollo for help in getting his daughter back. In response, Apollo sends a plague down upon the Greek army.
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Agamemnon demanded Achilles' maiden as compensation.
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"Now gods fought alongside men and the battle became bloodier than ever." Source
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Paris is defeated, but Aphrodite saves him.
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Aphrodite convinced him to join the Trojans.
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Achilles returns to the battlefield to avenge his friend, Patroclus. He kills Hector.
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As predicted by the gods.
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Odysseus builds a large, wooden horse and hides his army inside.
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The Greek army hidden inside the horse come out and destroy Troy at last.
