Troja

The Greek poet Homer wrote about Troy and the "Trojan War", which probably took place in what is now Asia Minor, in his work "Iliad" from the 8th century B.C. Today, the term "Trojan" is used in the sense of a malware program that is infiltrated into foreign computers. This usage is derived from the legendary Trojan Horse, which brought about the turning point in the battle of the Greeks against the Trojans through the cunning of Odysseus. Let us return to the starting point of the story: Paris, the son of the king of Troy, is asked by Zeus to judge the beauty of the three goddesses Aphrodite, Pallas Athena and Hera. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, flatters Paris by promising him the most beautiful woman in the world. Soon afterwards, on a trip to Greece, Paris meets the beautiful Helen, who immediately falls in love with Paris. However, as she is the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, she eventually allows herself to be abducted by Paris. The Greeks then form a large army and go to war against Troy to get Helen back. The city is besieged for ten years. In the end, however, the city cannot be taken in battle, but only through the cunning of Odysseus. He has the idea of building a large wooden horse with warriors hidden inside. The horse is placed in front of the city gates. The Trojans are made to believe that the siege has been abandoned, whereupon they bring the horse into the city, despite some warnings, to dedicate it to the goddess Athena. During the night, the warriors climb out of the horse and open the gate to the Greek army. The troops storm the city and burn it to the ground.
The royal family and all the warriors of Troy are killed; only Aeneas, the son of Aphrodite, who becomes the progenitor of the Romans after years of wandering, manages to escape. There are several versions of the fate of the beautiful Helen. She is said to have returned to Sparta with Menelaus and ruled there for the rest of her life. Or not ....