Great and powerful was Troy, against which the heroes of Greece gathered to oppose. Troy was founded by Ilus, the great-grandson of the son of Zeus Dardan and the galaxy of Electra. Dardanus came from Arcadia to King Teucer. Teucer gave Dardan his daughter as a wife, and as a dowry gave him part of his land, on which the city of Dardania was founded. Dardan's grandson was Tros, and his son was Il. In Phrygia, he once took part in a competition of heroes and soon defeated them one by one. As a reward for this victory he received fifty maidens and fifty young men. The king of Phrygia also gave him a mottled cow and told him to follow the cow and where the cow stopped he would found a city. The oracle promised great glory, according to the king of Phrygia, to this city. Ilus did as the king of Phrygia told him. He went after the cow, and she stopped right on the hill of the goddess Ate. It was on this hill that Il began building the city. He raised his hands to the sky and prayed to Zeus to send him a sign that the Thunderer had blessed his work. In the morning, leaving his tent, Il saw in front of him an image of Pallas Athena carved from wood; this was the palladium that was supposed to protect the new city. During the reign of Ilus, only that part of Troy was surrounded by a wall that was located on the hill, while the part of the city at the base of the hill was not protected. The wall around this part of the city was built by Poseidon and Apollo, who, according to the command of the gods, were to serve the king of Troy, Laomedont, the son of Ilus. An indestructible wall was built by Poseidon and Apollo around Troy. Only in one place could the wall be destroyed - where the hero Eak worked, helping the gods with their work.
At the time when the heroes of Greece were preparing for a campaign against Troy, the grandson of Eli Priam ruled there; He was the only one who survived from the children of King Laomedon after Zeus' son Hercules took Troy. Priam was rich. His palace was luxurious and majestic, in which he lived with his wife Hecabe. Fifty of his sons and daughters lived with Priam. Among the sons of Priam, the noble Hector was especially famous for his courage and strength.
Troy was powerful. Great difficulties faced the Greek heroes in their struggle with the warlike Trojans, but great glory and rich booty awaited those who defeated the Trojans and took possession of Troy.
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