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IhaveneverbeentoTroy,butDavidMaulemademefeelasifIwerestandingonthehighwallofTroy,watchingthefiercewar.ThankstothisBritishauthor,whoadaptedthefamousHomer’spoemintoalivelystory,Ifounditeasiertounderstandthisstory.Thoughthestoryhappenedover3000yearsagoinaremoteplace,Iwasdeeplyfascinatedbyit.

ThemysteriousplotisoneofthereasonswhyIlovedTheStoryofTroysomuch,yetIammoreinterestedinthehumanheroesofthewar.

HectorwastheeldestsonofkingofTroy,Priam.HewasnotonlyarealheroofTrojan,butwasregardedthehighestmoralheroinGreekclassicbylaterhistorians.Thewarstartedbecauseofthemischiefofhisbrother,Paris,whomhedidn’tappreciate.However,sinceHectorwasthecommanderoftheTrojanarmy,hewasobligedtofightwithallforce.Itwasreallyatragedythatsuchavaliantmandiedintheduelwithanothergreatwarrior,Achilles.

Itisnaturaltoseedeathinawar.AsafamousChineseparablesays,“Alifecanbeasslightasapieceoffeather,orasweightyasMountTai.”Sometimes,one’sglorywalkshandinhandwithone’sdoom.Achilleswassuchatypicalperson.HispersonalcharmmadeTheStoryofTroymoreattractive.Hewassocrucialbecausehiseveryappearanceinawarencouragedhisfellowsoldiersandterrifiedtheenemies.Actually,Achilleswashalf-godwhowasalmostinvincibleinpeople’smind.That’swhyhisnamewasmemorizedlongafterhisdeath.

Besidesthetwogreatmen,thewisdomofOdysseusalsoprovedhimtobeagreathero.Hedidn’twanttoattendthewarbecausehewashappilymarriedandhadalovelyson.However,sincehiscountrywasalliedtoMycenae,hehadtotakethecommandgivenbythekingofMycenae.I’mquitesurethatthestoryofthewoodenhorseiswidelyknown,however,fewpeopleknowwhothoughtofthebrilliantidea,that’swhyIadmiredOdysseussomuchbecausehewasthepersonwhogottheidea.Thankstothehorse,theten-yearwarcametoanendatlast.Ifyouwanttoknowhowthewoodenhorseworked,justreadthebook.

TheancientGreeksbelievedthatthegodsandgoddessesalsoplayedimportantrolesintheorigin,processandendingofthewholestory.

Thestoryofthegoldenapplewassuchanexample.WhenEris,thegoddessofargumentanddisagreement,threwoutthegoldenappletoaweddingceremonyonMountOlympus,adisputehappened.Hera,thequeenofgods,Athena,thegoddessofwisdom,andAphrodite,thegoddessofloveandbeauty,wereallinvolvedintheargumentfortheapple.Noneofthemwaswillingtogiveway,sotheyturnedtoParisforafinaljudgment.TemptedbyAphrodite’sbeautyandpromise,Parishandedtheappletoher.Tokeepherword,AphroditehelpedhimtogetHelen,themostbeautifulwomanintheworld,ashiswife.Thatwasthecauseofthewar.

Paris’schoiceobviouslyannoyedtheothertwogoddesses.Soduringthewar,theyhelpedtheGreekalliancearmywhilesomeothergods,suchasApolloandAphrodite,guardedTroy.WhenParisdueledwithHelen’sformerhusbandMenelaus,AphroditesavedPariswhenhewasabouttobefinishedoff.

Aftertheduelbetweenthosetwopeople,therewasatrucebetweentheGreekallianceandTroy.However,bothHeraandAthenawerenothappytoseeit.HerapursuedherhusbandZEUS:“Now,willyou