Uncovered in Turkey: Mysterious Artifacts That May Finally Confirm the Legendary Trojan War’s Existence!
Paris deemed Aphrodite to be the fairest goddess and received the gift of love. She offered him the hand of the world’s most beautiful woman: Helen, Queen of Sparta. Helen fell deeply in love with Paris and left Sparta to join him in Troy — much to the chagrin of her husband, King Menelaus. In response, Menelaus rallied the armies of Greece to attack Troy and return his wife to him.
Athena and Hera, feeling slighted by Paris’ choice, sided with the Greeks. Homer’s Iliad primarily follows the hero Achilles and his deeds during the war, while his other famous tale, the Odyssey, follows the hero Odysseus on his journey home after the war’s end. The story of the Trojan War concludes with a Greek victory, thanks in large part to their clever ruse involving the Trojan Horse, which allows them to sneak soldiers behind Troy’s walls by concealing them inside the belly of a massive wooden horse that was presented to the Trojans as a gift.
Public DomainThe burning of Troy.
While certain parts of the tale are clearly myth, modern discoveries have begun to reframe the story. In the 1870s, German businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann serendipitously rediscovered the presumed ruins of Troy while traveling through Turkey. Since then, various excavations have sought to learn more about the ancient city.
Now, archaeological evidence is indeed showing that there may indeed have been a major conflict here around the time of the Late Bronze Age, suggesting that the story of the Trojan War may not be entirely fictional after all.
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