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**Helen of Troy ....... Paris, Helen of Troy, King of Sparta ....... Sword and Shield** __  ** Trojan War **   __ **There is an ancient Greek myth that is considered possibly true about Trojans and Spartans. A Trojan is promised the most beautiful woman in the world if he judges a contest. Then a war is waged due to a mistake that the Trojan made. I will explore this ancient myth in the following essay.** **
 * In the ancient times there was a myth that a war was unleashed between the Spartans and the Trojans due to beauty. Paris of Troy judged whom the best Goddess was therefore, awarding a golden apple to the goddess Aphrodite. Paris was promised the most beautiful woman in the world who was Helen if he picked Aphrodite. Instead of waiting he stole her from her husband who was the king of Sparta  ** ** ( **** Menelaus) which started the Trojan War.  **
 * The Ancient Greeks thought the Trojan War took place in the 13th Century, BC. During the time of the war Achaean troops gathered together to fight and besieged Troy for ten years. During that period the Greeks found out that other villages around Troy were helping them. So in order for Sparta to win the war, they fought those places too. They also gathered many ships in Athens to fight Troy. When the Spartans tried to break down the wall of Troy they couldn’t. So they built a wooden horse to give to the Trojans. The Trojans took the horse into their village and when they were drunk the Spartans came out of the horse and killed most people. As a result the Spartans beat the Trojans. At the end of the war the Trojan economy was destroyed and Troy was burned to the ground. Also, at the end Helen of Sparta became known as Helen of Troy.

**In** ** Modern times this war is believed to be non-historical and merely a legend but it could possibly still be true. Historian’s studying ancient Greece found that ‘war’ was among the most important events in Greek mythology. Their myths are still here in today’s world and enjoyed in Greece and other countries. For example in Greek literature, there is the //Iliad// and the //Odyssey// by Homer which are still being told and read today. **** In the future, perhaps **** historians could find more information that the Trojan War is true or not. **