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Who was involved in the Trojan war and how did this begin the war?
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The Trojan War started at the sea nymph Thetis and King Pelias's wedding. They had decided to invite all of the Greek gods and goddesses, except Eris, the goddess of spite. Eris got mad and placed a golden apple with the words "for the fairest" on it, and sent it to the reception. Three goddesses, Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera, saw it, and each claimed it as their own. They started bickering, and finally asked Zeus to judge their beauty. Zeus, the king of the gods, was married to Hera, so he didn't want to get her mad at him, but he knew that if he picked her, Aphrodite and Athena would blame him for picking Hera just because they were married. So, Zeus told the tree goddesses to go to the shepherd Paris. They went, and Paris couldn't decide. He knew that it was dangerous to have a goddess mad at him, and two would be fatal. So the goddesses offered him rewards. Hera's was high honors by the people of his land, Athena's was success in war, and Aphrodite's was the love of the most beautiful woman to be found. Paris picked Aphrodite's offer. Years later, he found out that he was actually the prince of Troy, abandoned because he was destined to bring tragedy to his city. His father, the king of Troy, sent him on a mission to retrieve Paris's sister from a Grecian King, who was holding her captive. On the way, Aphrodite blew Paris's ship off coarse, and he landed in Sparta, Greece. The king, Menelaus, invited Paris into his palace, and Paris saw his wife, Helen. He immediately fell in love. She saw him shortly after, and she fell in love as well. a week or two later, when Menelaus was gone, they ran away to Troy. Menelaus was so mad that he declared war on Troy.
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Who were involved in the Trojan war?
The Greeks and the Trojans.
Who was involved in the Trojan war?
Trojans and Greeks.
When does The Odyssey begin?
It begins after the Trojan war. :))
Who attacked troy to begin the Trojan War?
The Greeks .
What nations where involved in the Trojan war?
The Trojan War was a war over Helen of Sparta/Troy between Greece (Sparta) and modern-day Turkey.
Who were involved in the Trojan war?
The Greeks and the Trojans.
Who was involved in the Trojan war?
Trojans and Greeks.
When does The Odyssey begin?
It begins after the Trojan war. :))
Was Aphrodite in any wars?
She was involved in the Trojan War.
Who attacked troy to begin the Trojan War?
The Greeks .
Is it true or false that the Minoans most famous victory was probably the Trojan War?
The Minoans were not involved in the Trojan War.
What nations where involved in the Trojan war?
The Trojan War was a war over Helen of Sparta/Troy between Greece (Sparta) and modern-day Turkey.
When did the Trojan War begin?
Tradition places it in the early 12th Century BCE
How did Odysseus become involved in the Trojan war?
because he was gay
What early civilization was involved in the Trojan war?
The invading Achaean Greeks.
Who were the two groups fighting in the Trojan war?
The two groups fighting in the Trojan War were Sparta and Troy. I think other Greeks were involved as well as Spartans.
What war ended at the begin of The Odyssey?
The Trojan War ended at the beginning of The Odyssey. It was the Trojans against the Greeks.
