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Helen was a magnificently beautiful mortal woman. This beauty was what caused the Trojan War.
The Greek Goddess Eris was not invited to the wedding of Thetis to Peleus, a mortal. Full of anger and spite, Eris tossed a golden apple into the party. The apple was inscribed; it said: "To the Fairest." This led to a lot of confusion as the guests tried to give the object to the desired owner. They narrowed it down to three Goddesses: Athene, Hera, and Aphrodite. Each Goddess believed that the apple was meant for herself. Wanting nothing to do with it, Zeus put Paris (a mortal and prince of Troy) in charge of deciding which Goddess was the true owner of the apple. Each of the three deities promised Paris everything in their power, but finally he made his choice. He'd decided that the apple was meant to be owned by Aphrodite. And, as promised, she picked out the loveliest woman on Earth and made her fall in love with Paris. That woman was Helen, and that promise was the foundation of the Trojan War.
Helen had been just recently married to Menelaus, King of Sparta and the brother of Agememnon, the King of Myceans. Menelaus also had a bunch of other connections to militarily strong cities. Anyway, Paris just has to meet Helen for Aphrodite's promise to go into effect. So, he gets himself invited to Menelaus' house for a few weeks (which was common back then). One night, while Menelaus is out, Paris and Helen sneak away to be together back in Troy.
Menelaus finds out, of course, and is enraged. He declares war on Troy in an effort to reclaim Helen from Paris. That was the start of the Trojan War and Helen's part in it.
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What did Paris do to officially spark the Trojan War?
He abducted Helena, Queen of Sparta, to Troy.
Was the Trojan war a surprise?
The Trojan War was a surprise.
Who was sirion in the Trojan war?
There was no Sirion in the Trojan War.
Was Dionysus part of the Trojan war?
No he was not part of the Trojan War
Who did the war start between the Trojan war?
The Trojan war was the Greeks against the Trojans
What did Paris do to star the Trojan war?
abduct Helena and turn her into his wife
What did Paris do to officially spark the Trojan War?
He abducted Helena, Queen of Sparta, to Troy.
What war was the Trojan horse built?
The Trojan War.
What war was the Trojan Horse part of?
The Trojan War
Was the Trojan war a surprise?
The Trojan War was a surprise.
Who was sirion in the Trojan war?
There was no Sirion in the Trojan War.
The lliad and the odyssey describe events related to which war?
the Trojan war because the poems talk about the war heros in the Trojan war.
Is ''The face that launched a thousand ships'' a heroic couplet?
No. In the tale of Paris and Helen, aka the Trojan War, the "Face That Launched A Thousand Ships" was Helena's, because she was so beautiful that (basically) the war was started over her.
Was Dionysus part of the Trojan war?
No he was not part of the Trojan War
What doess troy mean?
Troy was an ancient city, it is famous for the Trojan war, which started due to Helen of Sparta's abduction. Also the Trojan Horse ( which wasn't real ) The Trojan War had nothing to do with Helen of Sparta. That is a myth. The war was fought over access to tin in England (tin was used to produced bronze for war materials).
Who did the war start between the Trojan war?
The Trojan war was the Greeks against the Trojans
What happens to Patroclus after the Trojan war?
he was killed during the trojan war.
