Troy

He grew up as a shepherd and one day, the God Zeus picked him to be the judge at a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athene and Aphrodite. He had to decide who the most beautiful goddess was and he chose Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Aphrodite promised him that he would marry the most beautiful girl in Greece. Many years later, he returned home and finally accepted to become prince of Troy. As a prince, he travelled to Sparta where he met Helen, the queen of Sparta, and the most beautiful girl in Greece. They immediately fell in love and Paris took her away to Troy. Menelaus, King of Sparta and Helen’s husband, declared war to Troy for Paris taking Helen away from him. Athene, the goddess of wisdom and war, wanted revenge for not being selected in the contest and so decides to help Menelaus in the war against Troy. But Troy’s army, guided by Hector, Paris´s brother, was the most powerful army and was never defeated. Menelaus needed Achilles to help him win the war, but Achilles didn’t want to fight this war. So Athene conceived a plan to put Achilles on battle. She sent Patroclus, Achilles beloved cousin and an inexperienced warrior, to fight Hector and, as a result, Patroclus dies. In a blind rage, Achilles joins Menelaus and pledge revenge, but still they had to come up with a plan to enter Troy’s gates. Athene suggests they can simulate surrender and build a big wooden horse as a gift to the Gods. The Trojans, excited because they have won the war, let the horse in. But inside the hollow body Achilles and Menelaus were hidden and now ready to attack the city. Achilles encounters Hector in the battlefield and after a sword fight Hector is killed. Paris, although he is not skilled with weapons, manages to kill Achilles stabbing him in his heel. Finally, Menelaus kills Paris and Sparta beats Troy.