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Introduction to the Trojan War __ "The Trojan War was fought over a woman, Helen. She was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and she was the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris, a shepherd from Troy and the son of Priam, king of Troy, kidnapped her from Sparta and brought her back home to Troy. Menelaus and a large group of allies went to Troy to get her back. After ten years of fighting, they succeeded." An excellent overview of the war and its history along with biographical information about the most notable people. - illustrated - From perseus.tufts.edu - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/~amahoney/trojan_war.html 

The Legend of the Trojan War __ "...a brief account of a number of different old stories about the Trojan war, arranged in more or less chronological sequence. There are several different, even contradictory, versions of events. There is no one authoritative narrative of the whole war. Many of these stories were obviously current before Homer, and the story continued to be embellished by the Romans and Medieval writers." - From Ian Johnston - http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/clas101/troy.htm 
 
Trojan War __ "The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in a cycle of epic poems of which only two, the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer, survive intact." You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - from wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War 

The Trojan War __ Brief account of the Homers' causes of the Trojan War. You will also find a long bibliography. - From royalty.nu - http://www.royalty.nu/legends/Troy.html 

The Trojan War __ General information and a list of events along with links to related materials. - From About.com - http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/troyilium/a/trojanwar.htm

Trojan War: The Trojan Epic Wars and Troy __ "The Story of the Trojan War in mythology is told through passages from Homer's Illiad and the works of other classic poets...The war was waged against Troy by the Greeks and lasted for ten years. The war was caused by the abduction of Helen by Paris...The war ended with the destruction of Troy." Detailed site with a great deal of information about the Trojan war and the Fall of troy in the form of click-to-read articles. - illustrated - From LoveToKnow Corp. - http://www.2020site.org/trojanwar/ 

Was There a Trojan War? __ Perhaps not. Troy's chief archaeologist weighs in on the Western world's most mythic battle. - illustrated - From Archaeological Institute of America - http://www.archaeology.org/0405/etc/troy.html 
 

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