Stories have been told of the great ancient city Troy. Most are myths and legends. But recent discoveries prove that this great city once existed. In Greek mythology, the Greeks waged a war agaisnt the city of Troy after a Trojan prince, Paris, stole Helen, wife of Spartan king Menalaus. The ten year war is narrated by Homer in his poem the Iliad. Many terms and idioms have been taken from this story. Popular among the lot are ; Achilles heel( a person's vulnurability), and Trojan Horse( a computer virus or anything meant to mask harm with gifts). You can read more about the Trojan War from Wikipedia here
My interest in history and literature of different cultures led me to discovering this story. I wrote a short poem on this rather beautiful story; whether it is myth or history. And today, I would like to share it with the world of Steemit.

THE WALLS

By the high walls of Troy

was no beach-rock lapping joy

But an army of thousands

that made camp on the beach sands

Their voyage from Greece

was not one of peace

It was a rescue mission

Or was it a treacherous vision

of the ambitious Agamemnon

and his Greek heroes and minions

to take the beautiful Helen hand

or to loot and destroy the blessed land

Many a hero fell

but only time would tell

And when the truimphant Greeks left the shore

the walls of Troy stood no more

This sonnet kind of narrates the whole story in sixteen lines, giving a summary of Homer's Iliad..haha
I hope you enjoyed it.

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