Helen is also known as “the face that launched a thousand ships” (mareinic.blogspot.com). In this article I will tell you about the war he started. I will also talk about the beginning of the war, the tactics, the weapons, the archaeological evidence, the end of the war and finally I will talk about the calculations afterward. The devout beginning of the war The devout beginning of the war began with the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, a sea nymph. They did not invite Eris, the goddess of discord, to the wedding, but they invited all the other gods. The indignant goddess burst into the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto the table. Eris said that the apple belonged to the most beautiful of all. Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite all took the apple. They were all fighting over this, so Zeus decided that Paris, prince of Troy, would be the judge. Hermes went to ask Paris if he wanted to be the judge and he accepted. Each goddess told him that she would reward him if he chose her. Hera promised him power, Athena promised him wealth, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite and she promised him that Helen of Troy would be his wife. Paris then prepared to sail to Sparta to collect his future bride. Cassandra and Helenus, known as the twin prophets, tried to dissuade him from such a rash action, as did his mother Hebecuba. He sailed anyway. In Sparta, Menelaus, Helen's husband and king of Sparta, treated Paris as a royal guest. However, when the king left for a funeral, Paris stole Helen (who perhaps went voluntarily) and made off with much of Melenaus' wealth. Helen and Paris got married in Troy. This happened in 1200 BC Deadly start of the war When Menelaus found out what had happened he was...... center of paper .......com/question/what-happened-to-paris-after-the-trojan -war>. http://archive.archaeology.org/0405/etc/troy.html http://archive.archaeology.org/0405/etc/troy.html"OENON: Nymph Naiad of the River Cebren in the Troad | Greek mythology, Oinone. " AEON: Nymph Naiad of the River Cebren in the Troad | Greek mythology, Oinone. Np, nd Web. 4 Nov. 2013Strategy, tactics and weapons of the Trojan War by Natalie Payne on Prezi."Prezi -. http://prezi.com/6corqqe2kmu4/strategy-tactics-and-weaponry-of-the-trojan -war/"What happened in Paris after the Trojan War?." - Ask.com. NP, nd Web. November 4, 2013."Who won the Trojan War? /"Who Won the Trojan War Np, nd Web. October 23, 2013Wood, Michael. "The Coming of the Greeks." "http://www.bibme.org/" "In Search of the Trojan War New York, NY : Facts on File, 1985. 99. Print.