Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- One of the most important and the earliest recorded event in Greek mythology is the Trojan War. There is, perhaps, no other mythological event that could stir the popular imagination more. The Trojan War provided a great literary source, exemplified by the immortal works of Homer.

Ancient Greek writers put the timeline of the Trojan War somewhere between 12 and 13 centuries BCE.

In the traditional accounts, the Greek King Agamemnon led an expedition to bring back Helen, the wife of Menelaus of Sparta. Helen had run off with Paris, a prince of Troy.

The ensuing battle lasted for about 10 years, with a stellar cast of Greek and Trojan Heroes as well as Olympian Gods. The war claimed the lives of many great heroes, inclu...