| NOUN | act | Trojan War | (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy |
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| Meaning | (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
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