The Trojan War was a legendary conflict between the city of Troy and the Achaeans, which was fought in the 12th or 13th century BC. The most famous figures associated with the war are Paris, ARES, ODYSSEUS, Helen, AENEAS, and NESTOR. Paris was the prince of Troy who abducted Helen, the wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta, thus sparking the war. ARES was the Greek god of war, and ODYSSEUS was the king of Ithaca and a great warrior and strategist. Helen was the daughter of Zeus and the most beautiful woman in the world, whose abduction by Paris caused the war. AENEAS was a Trojan prince who escaped the destruction of Troy and founded the city of Rome. NESTOR was the king of Pylos and an advisor to the Greeks during the war.