The main way people remember this is because of the giant horse that started the fighting, but not the war. The Trojan war was a war between many greek hero's, and the people who defended the city of Troy. "Troy and the Trojan War became a staple myth of Classical Greek and Roman literature" (Cartwright) According to many sources the Trojan war started after the abduction of Queen Helen by the Trojan Prince. Helen's husband convinced his brother Agamemnon king of Mycenae to lead the expedition to get her back. Agamemnon was joined by many Greek hero's, he also had more than one-thousand ships come to help as well. The battle was told in many ways all including the death of the Trojan prince and the almost invincible power of Achilles (a greek