The whole Trojan War started off slowly. So, it started off with Peleus and Thetis, the sea-goddess, had their wedding. Peleus and Thetis didn't invite Eris, the goddess of discord, and she was upset about that. So, she stormed into the banquet and threw a golden apple on the table in front of them. Eris stated that this apple belonged whomever was the fairest. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all reached for the apple. Zeus interupted and proclaimed the Paris, prince of Troy and at the time the most beautiful man alive, were to pick who got the apple. Hera promised him power, Athena promised wealth, and Aphrodite promised him a beautiful wife. He ended up picking Aphrodite and as promised she gave him a wife to be. His soon to be wife was Helen, wife of Menelaus, that lived in Sparta. So Paris packed up and set off for Sparta. His mom and others tried to persuade him to not go but he did not listen.