Aeneas was born from the union of a mortal, Anchises, and a goddess, Venus. He was a cousin of King Priam of Troy, and was the leader of the neighboring Dardanian army, allies of Troy during the Trojan War. Aeneas was a Trojan hero of the war, second in reputation to the great Trojan warrior and prince Hector. While the Greek army was able to move into the city of Troy, after a stalemate of …showed first 75 words of 665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 665 total…were not worthy of their city due to their foolishness. In my opinion, this episode has become one of the most popular and lasting legends because it demonstrated a simple ending to a complex war. While the Trojans and Greeks were each a great and mighty force, the Trojan war was ended with a giant wooden horse housing Greek men. Such an ending to a great conflict must in principle go into history as legendary.