The Affect Of The Trojan War On Ancient Greece

Throughout history there has been no greater war than the Trojan War. With great heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus leading Spartan`s, the city of troy had no chances of winning against king Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon . The Trojan War began after the abduction the Trojan Prince, Paris, took the queen of Sparta, Helena, away from King Menelaus. The Trojan War impacted Ancient Greece because it gave them a sense of hope and strength.
The very beginning started when the king of the gods, Zeus, was trying to declare who was going to receive the golden apple which meant that the goddess who would receive it would be the fairest one of them all. Because Zeus couldn’t decide, he declared the Trojan prince Paris, the most handsome young-man,
“According to the classical sources, the war began after the Abduction of queen Helena of Sparta by the Trojan prince Paris”. (Trojan War ) When Menelaus, the husband of Helen, found out the Trojan prince took Helen to try he was infuriated and decided to attack Troy. “For choosing Aphrodite, Paris was given the most beautiful women in the world, Helen. Paris went to Sparta to pick up Helen. But Helen was married to King Menelaus. Somehow, Paris took Helen back to Troy and when Menelaus found out about this, he decided to attack Troy.” (The Trojan war) Menelaus then went to his brother, Agamemnon, to gather an army at Aulis. The Greeks persuaded both Achilles and Odysseus to fight with them in the battle they were about to be in. AS they were preparing to leave they noticed that the winds were very strong and would blow them of course. To please Artemis the person who was causing the wind Agamemnon had to sacrifices his daughter, Ignigenia, in order for the winds to stop.
The Greeks gathered a huge army at Aulis under the direction of Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon, who became the Commander in Chief. Both Achilles and Odysseus originally didn't want to go but both were eventually persuaded to going with the rest of the Greeks. But the winds prevented the fleet from leaving. After speaking to the prophet Caches, they had to sacrifice Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon, to appease Artemis who was
“But in order to defeat Troy, the Greeks had to get into the city. Odysseus thought of a plan to make a hollow horse with soldiers inside.” (The Trojan war) The Greeks who weren’t in the horse pretended like they gave up but really they went and hid behind an island to wait for the sign to come back and attack later that night. “The rest of the Greeks would sail behind the nearest island, making it appear like they had given up.” (The Trojan war) The Trojans thinking they won brought the horse in to gloat and have a party to celebrate their victory, but when night feel the Greeks came out the horse and attacked the city from the inside out. “Laocoon tried to remind the Trojans of the treachery and deceit of the Greeks. As he finished two serpents crushed the life out of Laocoon. The Trojans told this as a sign from the gods and quickly dragged the horse into the city. The Trojans, thinking they had won, partied through the night.” (The Trojan war) The signal was given and the Greeks attacked slowly the city was burning down the Greeks finally had their victory. “But then Simon released the Greeks within the horse and they let in the soldiers who had just sailed back. They ransacked Troy. By the time the Trojans were awake, Troy was already burning. Slowly, the defenses of Troy broke down. By morning Troy, once the