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In Greek mythology, war between Greeks and Trojans. The Trojans. The war's final year forms the main part of Homer's Iliad. It began when Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus. Helen (Helen of Troy) was the daughter of Leda and Zeus and was reputed to be the most beautiful woman mortal in the world. The Trojan War was a fierce battle in which The Greeks besieged Troy for nine years. They finally won when, pretending to depart, they left a wooden horse, which the Trojans took into the city. Warriors hidden in the horse opened the city gates to the Greek army, which sacked Troy.
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