The Origins Of The Fall Of Troy The Trojan War is one of the most famous events in Ancient Greek history. It all started when Athena, Hera and Aphrodite were in contest over who received the ‘apple of discord’ which Eris, goddess of strife, had proclaimed would be given to the fairest. Zeus, The Lightening God, insisted that Paris, Prince of Troy would be the judge as he was deemed to be the most beautiful man alive. Each goddess pleaded with Paris, Athena offered him wealth, Hera offered him power and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite to have the apple and therefore declaring her the fairest of all, Aphrodite told Paris that his prize would be that Helen of Sparta would fall in love with him. Later, a Trojan party, lead by Paris’s older brother, Prince Hector of Troy, headed to Sparta to meet Menelaus, King of Sparta and husband of Helen, on royal duties. Hector not knowing what was on his little brothers agenda. Menelaus entertained the Trojans and treated them like royal guests but when Menelaus left to go to a funeral, Paris and Helen hid in the ships as the Trojans sailed for home. Hector, upon discovery of the deceit, was furious with Paris and demanded that he take her back to Sparta immediately, but Paris was adamant that Helen was to be his wife. On returning to Troy, King Priam, father of the brothers, welcomed Helen as part of the family even though he knew that this would be the fall of Troy. When Menelaus returned home he became outraged with what Paris had done and set about gathering an army to seek revenge upon the City of Troy.