apple to Paris to pick which goddess should have it. All three goddesses came down and stripped right in front of him. Paris didn't know what to think. Hera said, "I shall make you a strong and a great ruler." Athena said, "I shall make you wise and unbeatable in war." Aphrodite said, "I'll let you pick any woman you want and there's this beautiful woman named Helen, queen of Sparta. Her body is comparable to mine." Paris looked at Aphrodite and gave the golden apple to her.
             Paris went to Troy for a competition. Paris played against Priam's sons (Paris' brothers). Paris beat them in every game and the brothers didn't lose that much and got really mad and they grabbed their swords and chased after Paris to kill him. Paris' step-dad ran to Priam and told him about what was happening and that Paris was his son. King Priam was delighted to hear that his son was alive and took him inside for a big feast.
             King Menelaus came to visit King Priam. King Menelaus invited Paris to come to his kingdom. The King's wife was Helen, the queen of Sparta. Aphrodite went to Helen and used her magic to make Helen fall in love with Paris. When Paris came to the kingdom he saw Helen hugging the King. When Helen looked at Paris, she instantly fell in love with him because of Aphrodite's magic. Every day, Helen and Paris loved each other more and more. Paris stayed there for ten days. On the tenth day, Menelaus had to go to his father's funeral. When he left, Helen and Paris ran off to a boat and sailed to Troy. When King Menelaus came back, he got very mad because Helen wasn't there and he knew Paris took her.
             A long time ago, Helen's father made all men that wanted to marry her sign a contract that they would protect her at any cost. He did this because if he had picked any one of the men, the other ones might try to kill him. So in ...