While the war continued for some time, ultimately, sly Odysseus came up with a plan to breach the walls of Troy.  The Achaean’s built a giant wooden horse.  While some sailed the ships around to a hidden spot, others climbed into the horse and waited for the Trojans to come down to the beach and discover the supposed gift of peace. Accepting this gift, then took the wooden horse into the city and celebrated.   

Late that night, the Achaeans hidden in the horse came out, opened the gate allowing those had hidden the ships to enter and burned Troy.  Most of Troy’s citizens were either killed or enslaved.  Priam was killed and it is likely, Andromache, Hektor’s wife was taken as a slave, she was quite lovely.  It is just as likely that Hektor’s son, Skamandrios since the Achaens wouldn’t want to leave any royalty behind. 

An older, wiser Helen returned home with Menelaus.  Is he happy now? I don’t know.  Agamemnon made it home too.  While the bards will sing that he was killed by his unfaithful wife, I believe Clytemnestra had been waiting all those years of the war to seek vengeance for the death of her daughter, Iphegina.  That’s what I would have done.   

Speaking of losing children, I don’t know exactly when it happened because I couldn’t bring myself to watch anymore, but sometime near the end of the war, Achilleus was killed by Paris.  It was an arrow to the heel I’m told.  Ironic really, the worst of the Trojan’s killed the best of the Achaeans.  It is equally ironic that Paris managed to find the one mortal spot on my son; the spot where I held Achilleus while I dipped him into the river Styx.

I spend most of my time deep in the ocean now, away from Olympus, away from mortals.  The sadness of their lives eventually comes to an end.  My sadness; however, will go on forever.  Such is the nature of an immortal.   

 10.19.14 http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/troyilium/a/trojanwar_4.htm

I watched Hektor.  I saw the fear in his eyes then, I saw him run.  He ran and ran with Achilles following close behind.  Then, he stopped. Athene was talking to him but he thought it was his brother, Deiphobos.  It was over so fast, two ill aimed spear throws and Achilles stabbed Hektor in the neck. 

I didn’t even recognize Achilles anymore.  All through the fight he was like a deranged animal.  Even after Hektor was dead, the things Achilles did to the body, unspeakable. 

Zeus sent Iris to me with a message.  The gods were sympathetic to the Trojans need to honor their Hektor and Zeus asked me to convince Achilles to give back the body.  I said to Achilles, “My child, how long will you go on eating your heart out in sorrow and lamentation, and remember neither your food nor going to bed?” [Zeus] is angered that in your heart’s madness you hold Hektor beside the curved ships and did not redeem him.  Come then, give him up and accept ransom for the body.”  Achilles agreed.

When Priam came to Achilles with the help of Hermes, in a chariot filled with treasure, it was uncomfortable, as you might suspect.  I should thank Priam, it was his visit that brought back the Achilles I know.  None of this wil last; Achilles is still fated to die.  It was his choice.  He has his κλεος now and through Achilles or, perhaps, in spite of Achilles, Hektor has his κλεος as well. 

http://jonian.deviantart.com/art/Achilles-dragging-Hektor-151459684

I thought, once the fire consumed Patroklos’ body, Achilles would return to normal, but I was wrong. All this I watched from the sea with my sisters around me.  I watched the games, I watched Troy mourn and I understood, even felt sorry for Priam.  I too was in mourning because I knew Achilles would soon join Hektor.

Mortal women in Troy stay behind the walls; however, the goddesses are not content to watch and wait.  Goddesses play many roles for many reasons and, just like the gods, sometimes just get in the way.  There is more information about the role women played here:

http://thetrojanwar.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/3-annotated-bibliography-female-character-in-the-trojan-war-tradition/

I delivered Achilles new armor.  He wants to go to battle yet, he is concerned with the state of Patroklus’ body.  I placed “ambrosia and red nectar in Patroklus’ nose to ward off the flies until such time as he can be properly buried.  This done, Achilles makes his apologies to Agamemnon who, in his way makes apology to Achilles.  Who will apologize to me once Achilles is gone.  Who will apologize to Priam when Hector is gone.  None, I fear.

Achilles goes with Agamemnon and the Achaeans into battle. I do not hear any news until I sense the anger of the water.  Skamandros, the Trojan river runs on the edge of the battlefield and Achilles is making Skamandros angry by polluting it with Trojan bodies.  I as a water nymph have some control over the element water.  Skamandros has run through this war nine years, providing fresh water to Trojans and Achaeans alike.  I know that Achilles knows his fate, but he should have been more respectful.  I understand Skamandros feelings.

You can see Skamandros and his brother, Simoeis.  They worked together against Achilles, it was  Hephaistos intervention with fire that sent the brothers back to confines of their banks.  

Hektor and Achilles have met on the battlefield with no winner, no loser.  Ultimately, Achilles makes his way toward the gates and at one point, when Priam called for the gates to be opened, I thought Achilles might take the city.  But, Apollo, wearing an Agenor suit, leads Achilles away. 

I wish I knew what Zeus was planning.  I wish there was some other way that everyone could call this off and go home, honor in tack.  

http://thetroydeception.com/discovery