Sorry, but this chapter kinda sucks. I rushed through it. I swear, I will never write like this again.
-unreal reality 56
He told me the story of Troy. I wish to tell it to you in my own words.
The goddesses, Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena were at a quarrel. Eris, the goddess of discord had placed an apple down before them. It wasn't just nay apple, it was a golden apple and it was said to be only for the most beautiful goddess.
Well, the three got into a conflict and when Zeus proved unworthy to judge the contest, the turned to a mortal man named Paris Alexandrius.
In came a bribe.
The goddess, Aphrodite offered the mortal a deal. If he let her win she would give him the heart of the most beautiful woman in the world.
He gave in to her offer.
And so he tried to convince his father to allow him to take a ship to Sparta, knowing that Helen of Sparta was the most beautiful woman. But the king of Troy knew nothing of his son's real plans.
Helen was married to king of Sparta, Menelaus and they had a daughter of four, named Hermione. When Menelaus greeted Paris at the docks it was love at first sight for Helen.
So he stole her away. Away from all that she knew, away from her child and loving husband.
Paris had stolen millions of women. This wasn't the first time he's charmed a mortal without even trying. But she was in love and she left all to be with him.
Aphrodite had given her word.
But Menelaus would of course, be enraged. Without going through the complicated matters, thus began the Great War that would last for seven years.
But the people of Troy knew it deep within themselves that Paris would bring turmoil upon Troy.
When he was born, many oracles, and even his sister Cassandra foretold the potential disaster. At that time they didn't know yet how the boy would send Troy into flames but they knew he was dangerous. So they left him in the forest to be eaten by wolves.
But their plans unknowingly failed as a shepherdess found the baby and took him in. Years later, during these 'contests' that the royals of Troy and the commoners competed in, Paris showed up. Nobody knew he was the missing brother. So Paris defeated them all at all their contests.
It was revealed then, after that that he was the long-lost son. The warnings of the seers were ignored and they took him back in.
The war went on and on. Achilles killed the oldest brother, Hector for Hector had killed Achilles' cousin. Hector fell into his death. But Achilles was later to be killed by Paris.
Paris perfectly hit Achilles' weakness, his heel. How did Paris know where to shoot the arrow? Achilles had revealed it to Paris' sister, Polyxena. Polyxena deceived Achilles and told Paris Achilles' weakness.
A few days later, the Greeks left the Trojan shores only to find a gigantic wooden horse. The Trojans believed it to be a sacrifice to Poseidon and called it the Trojan horse.
Cassandra of course, felt its deadly presence and told them to burn it. Nobody listened. Even during the festival when the people danced around the horse, Cassandra attempted to burn it only to be stopped by one of the Trojan princes.
Helenus later found Cassandra and told her that the Greeks were inside the horse, ready to attack by nightfall when all of Troy was asleep. It turns out Helenus helped the Greeks build their horse. The Greek ships were still anchored somewhere on the islands of Troy. Helenus explained that his act of treachery was for the Trojans' own good. He believed that it was better for them to die fast and now rather than see them die slowly as they already were.
The Greeks made a bargain with Helenus and they agreed to bring him to safety. Helenus and Cassandra's plan was to save Andromache (Hector's wife), Helen, Cassandra's sister, and Cassandra herself.
Cassandra convinced Helen to return back to Menelaus and beg forgiveness. Cassandra and the others attempted to flee, only to be captured by Greeks and turned into slaves. Cassandra was said to be raped at the temple of Athena where she hid. She was later turned in to Agamemnon who used her as a concubine.
Cassandra and Agamemnon were both killed by his wife with a single axe. Cassandra of course, had already foreseen this. At this point she must've given up on her life and didn't bother to care at all.
People think that Paris had died in battle just a few days after he killed Achilles. Before the Trojan horse arrived.
Helen went back to Sparta and ruled alongside Menelaus.
Troy burnt into flames.
In the stories I heard I always thought that there were actual survivors. That the ending of the story bore hope.