The Trojan War(in a minute)

The war began when King Menelaus invited Prince Paris to Sparta. King Menelaus’s wife, Helen, was lonely and fell in to lust with Paris. She left with him to Troy, thus sparking the Trojan War.

King Menelaus was infuriated and called on his Greek cousins and fellow suitors of Helen to help him get his revenge.

Once the Greeks landed out Troy however, the realized they had bit off a bit more than they could chew. The walls of Troy were shut fast and the greeks couldn’t defeat them on the open field either. The battles raged for ten years.

Continued……

Menelaus wanted the conflict to end, so he challenged Paris to a duel. Paris fought Menelaus but was greatly outmatched. Just as Menelaus was about to kill Paris, Aphrodite swept in and saved him. Menelaus was infuriated. Claiming he had won by default. The Trojans agreed, but some idiot shot at Menelaus, sparking the conflict anew.

Finally, Odysseus thought of an idea to trick the Trojans. He designed the Trojan horse, and snuck into the city at night. The Greeks stormed Troy, slaughtering everyone and pillaging the city. Odysseus was praised, and he boasted himself. Because of his vanity, Odysseus was plagued with troubles on his way home. Which sets the stage for our story, the Odyessy.