In mythology the abduction of Zeus's mortal daughter Helen

In mythology the abduction of Zeus's mortal daughter Helen sparked the Trojan War.

a conflict among the goddesses

According to ancient, non-eye-witness reports, a conflict among the goddesses started the Trojan War.

economic rivalry

The, trojan War, which began in 1250., was caused by an economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy, a big trading city in current-day Turkey.

Helen’s decision to abandon Helen's husband, the Greek King Menelaus, and run off with Paris

According to the writings of Homer, Helen’s decision to abandon Helen's husband, the Greek King Menelaus, and run off with Paris, sparked the Trojan War.

economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy

The, trojan War, which began in 1250., was caused by an economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy, a big trading city in current-day Turkey.

by the abduction

In mythology, the Trojan War was caused by the abduction of HELEN, wife of the king of SPARTA, by the Trojan prince PARIS.

the kidnapping of a few women

The cause of the Trojan War was allegedly the kidnapping of a few women.

the story of the conflict between Troy and the Greeks that exploded after Paris of Troy abducted Helen – wife of Spartan King Menelaus

The Trojan War is the story of the conflict between Troy and the Greeks that exploded after Paris of Troy abducted Helen – wife of Spartan King Menelaus – and took Helen for Helen's own.

golden apple

The golden apple which Zeus sent to Paris of Troy caused the Trojan war.

Helen that is taken from Odysseus's husband, Menelaus – either abducted unwillingly by Paris or driven by Odysseus's own desire

The cause of the Trojan War, is Helen that is taken from Odysseus's husband, Menelaus – either abducted unwillingly by Paris or driven by Odysseus's own desire.

Troy

The Trojan war occurred as a result of the conflict between Greece and Troy and was said to last for over 10 years.

the story , , and the power city state of Troy in northwest Asia Minor told by Homer of the conflict between the Achaeansled by by the Mycenaean king Agamemnon

The Trojan War is the story told by Homer of the conflict between the Achaeans, led by by the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, and the power city state of Troy in northwest Asia Minor.

dispute that then arose between the goddesses Hera, Aphrodite and Athena

The dispute that then arose between the goddesses Hera, Aphrodite and Athena resulted in events leading to the Trojan War.

Paris took Helen

The cause of the war was that the Trojan prince Paris took Helen from Helen's husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.

intense commercial rivalry between Troy and the mercantile Mycenaean kingdom, the prize being control of the Dardanelles and the lucrative trade with the Black Sea

The real cause of the Trojan war was intense commercial rivalry between Troy and the mercantile Mycenaean kingdom, the prize being control of the Dardanelles and the lucrative trade with the Black Sea.

Prince Paris kidnapped the beautiful Helen

In Greek Mythology, the Trojan War occurred because Prince Paris kidnapped the beautiful Helen from the beautiful Helen's husband the King of Sparta.

to reduce Earth’s mortal population

According to legend, the Trojan War began when the god-king Zeus decided to reduce Earth’s mortal population by arranging a war between the Greeks (Homer calls them the Achaeans) and the Trojans.

the cause of the Trojan War

What was the cause of the Trojan War?

when King Arthur presented a golden apple to Aphrodite after King Arthur promised to give King Arthur the love of the world’s most beautiful woman, Helen of Sparta

The Greek prince Paris sparked the Trojan War, when King Arthur presented a golden apple to Aphrodite after King Arthur promised to give King Arthur the love of the world’s most beautiful woman, Helen of Sparta.

The ensuing dispute between the goddesses Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Venus) and

The ensuing dispute between the goddesses Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Venus) and Athene lead to the catastrophic Trojan War.