Editing Trojan War (section)

====Death of Palamedes====
Odysseus was sent to Thrace to return with grain, but came back empty-handed. When scorned by Palamedes, Odysseus challenged him to do better. Palamedes set out and returned with a shipload of grain.<ref>Servius, ''Scholium on Virgil's Aeneid'' 2.81</ref>

Odysseus had never forgiven Palamedes for threatening the life of his son. In revenge, Odysseus conceived a plot<ref>According to other accounts Odysseus, with the other Greek captains, including Agamemnon, conspired together against Palamedes, as all were envious of his accomplishments. See Simpson, ''Gods & Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus'', p. 251.</ref> where an incriminating letter was forged, from Priam to Palamedes,<ref>According to Apollodorus ''Epitome'' 3.8, Odysseus forced a Phrygian prisoner, to write the letter.</ref> and gold was planted in Palamedes' quarters. The letter and gold were "discovered", and Agamemnon had Palamedes stoned to death for treason.

However, Pausanias, quoting the ''Cypria'', says that Odysseus and [[Diomedes]] drowned Palamedes, while he was fishing, and [[Dictys]] says that Odysseus and Diomedes lured Palamedes into a well, which they said contained gold, then stoned him to death.<ref>Pausanias 10.31.2; Simpson, ''Gods & Heroes of the Greeks: The Library of Apollodorus'', p. 251.</ref>

Palamedes' father [[Nauplius (mythology)|Nauplius]] sailed to the Troäd and asked for justice, but was refused. In revenge, Nauplius travelled among the Achaean kingdoms and told the wives of the kings that they were bringing Trojan concubines to dethrone them. Many of the Greek wives were persuaded to betray their husbands, most significantly Agamemnon's wife, Clytemnestra, who was seduced by [[Aegisthus]], son of [[Thyestes]].<ref>Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 6.9.</ref>