The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BCE. The war was waged by the Achaeans (Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology, and it has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
The war lasted 10 years and ended with the famous trick of the wooden horse, which allowed the Greeks to enter the city and destroy it. The war also involved many gods and goddesses who supported different sides or tried to influence the outcome. Some of the most famous heroes of the war were Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Ajax, and Diomedes.
The ancient Greeks believed that Troy was located near the Dardanelles and that the Trojan War was a historical event. However, modern scholars have different opinions about the historicity of the war. Some think that there is a historical core to the myth, based on archaeological evidence of a catastrophic burning of Troy VII around the 12th or 11th century BCE. Others think that the war is entirely fictional or symbolic, reflecting the cultural and political conflicts of the late Bronze Age.
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