Trojan War (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy
def the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris
def after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground
examples the story of the Trojan War is told in Homer's Iliad
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Instance Hypernym war, warfare
Domain of synset - TOPIC Greek mythology
Incoming links
Instance Hyponym war, warfare
Member of this domain - TOPIC Greek mythology

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