When did the trojan war begin, when did it end, and who won?
The causes of the Trojan War actually began before the Greek hero Achilles was born. The two powerful gods, Zeus and Poseidon try to forced sea-goddess Thetis to lay with them. Themis or Prometheus warned the gods that any son Thetis borne would become greater than his father, and in Zeus’ case, would probably one day rule Olympus. That really dampened both gods’ amorous pursuit of the goddess. Zeus decided to quickly marrying Thetis off to a mortal. Zeus chose the hero Peleus, son of Aeacus, as the most worthy of mortals. All the gods and goddesses attended her wedding except Eris, goddess of discord. Furious of this slight, Eris threw a golden apple, inscribed “For the fairest”, in the midst of the guests. The wedding was marred, when three powerful goddesses wished to claim the prize as the fairest: Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. The three goddesses asked Zeus to be their judge. Wishing to have nothing to with the contest, Zeus directed Hermes to refer the arbitration to Paris, a Troja
