Trojan War

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a ten-year war waged by the confederated Greeks under Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan king Priam, and ending in the plundering and burning of Troy.

Trojan War

noun

1. Greek myth a war fought by the Greeks against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen from her Greek husband Menelaus by Paris, son of the Trojan king. It lasted ten years and ended in the sack of Troy

Trojan War

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1. In classical mythology , the great war fought between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greeks sailed to Troy in order to recover Helen of Troy , the beautiful wife of a Greek king. She had been carried off to Troy by Paris , a prince of Troy. ( Aphrodite had promised Helen to Paris following the Judgment of Paris .) The fighting continued for ten years, while Achilles , the greatest warrior of the Greeks, refused to fight because he had been offended by the commander, Agamemnon . Achilles finally took to the field and killed the greatest Trojan warrior, Hector . Having seriously weakened the Trojan defense, the Greeks achieved final victory through the ploy of the Trojan horse . They burned Troy to the ground and returned to Greece .

Trojan War

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1. A war in ancient times between forces from the mainland of Greece and the defenders of the city of Troy , in what is now Turkey . The war seems to have begun about 1200 b.c. It is the basis of many classical legends, some of which appear in the ancient poems the Iliadand the Aeneid.

Example Sentences

For those who choose to lead a massive theme camp of over 300 people, you might as well be prepping for the 10-year Trojan War.

From Los Angeles Times

His death was recounted in the “Aethiopis,” the lost epic that offered a complete telling of the Trojan War in verse.

From Los Angeles Times

We have him to thank, then, for the series’ sojourns to the deck of 19th century pirate Zheng Yi Sao’s ship and the Trojan War.

From Salon

Several of them are decorated with couples who are associated with the Trojan War.

From New York Times

The tragic consequence is told in the second painting, in which Prince Paris meets the beautiful Helen - a union Cassandra knows will doom them all in the resulting Trojan War.

From BBC