The Trojan War and 'The Iliad'

The Trojan War was a mythical conflict between the Ancient Greeks and Troy, a city most likely in modern day Turkey. The war began when a Trojan, Paris, kidnapped Helen from the Greek King Menelaus. The Greeks defeated the Trojans but their greatest warrior, Achilles, was killed. This myth was first written down as an epic poem called *The Iliad* by the Greek poet, Homer. *The Iliad* not only became a major part of Ancient Greek identity, but influenced literature and art through the ages.