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9 letters · New York Times · Saturday, December 26, 2015 · 6-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, December 26, 2015.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 26, 2015 · 6-Across · 9 letters
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(Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground; "the story of the Trojan War is told in Homer's Iliad"
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