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Jan 1, 1000
wedding of king pelius and thetis
eris threw a golden apple into the wedding, but zeus couldnt decide between athena, hera or aphrodite -
Jan 2, 1000
judgement of paris
each goddess offered a bribe to paris. aphrodite offers hellen to paris and is rewarded the golden apple -
Jan 3, 1000
visits king menelaus of sparta
paris goes to visit hellen, but he learns she is already married to menelaus (king) -
Jan 4, 1000
paris abducts hellen
in order for for him to be with hellen ,paris had to raid menelaus house and steal her (some say she fell in love with him and went willingly) -
Jan 6, 1000
trojans refuse
paris refuses to return hellen to menelaus -
Jan 7, 1000
war has been declared
menelaus declares war against paris. and calls upon odysseus for help. -
Jan 8, 1000
trojans bring horse into city of troy
the greeks present a giant hollow horse to the trojans as a peace offering. but the horse is secretly filled with greek soldiers -
Jan 9, 1000
greek army destroys troy
the greeks waited inside the horse until night time to attack the trojans and destroy troy -
Jan 10, 1000
war comes to an end
