a war fought by the Greeks against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen from her Greek husband Menelaus by Paris, son of the Trojan king. It lasted ten years and ended in the sack of Troy
Trojan War in American English
Greek Legend
the ten-year war waged against Troy by the Greeks in order to reclaim King Menelaus' wife, Helen, who has been abducted by Paris
Examples of 'Trojan War' in a sentence
Trojan War
He was writing a massive scholarly study of the Trojan War, and he bitterly resented the `cheap publicity of the popular press.