Editing Trojan War (section)

====Prophecies====
[[File:Wall painting - rape of the palladion - Pompeii (I 2 26) - Napoli MAN 109751 - 02.jpg|thumb|A fresco depicting Odysseus, Diomedes, and [[Cassandra]], from Pompeii, Italy, {{century BC|first}} – first century AD]]
After the tenth year, it was prophesied<ref>Either by Calchas, (Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.8; Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''Posthomerica'' 9.325–479), or by Paris' brother [[Helenus]] (Proclus, ''Chrestomathy'' 3, ''Little Iliad''; Sophocles, ''Philoctetes'' 604–613; Tzetzes, ''Posthomerica'' 571–595).</ref> that Troy could not fall without Heracles' bow, which was with Philoctetes in Lemnos. Odysseus and Diomedes<ref>This is according to Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.8, Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 103, Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''Posthomerica'' 9.325–479, and Euripides, ''Philoctetes'' – but Sophocles, ''Philoctetes'' says Odysseus and Neoptolemus, while Proclus, ''Chrestomathy'' 3, ''Little Iliad'' says Diomedes alone.</ref> retrieved Philoctetes, whose wound had healed.<ref>Philoctetes was cured by a son of [[Asclepius]], either Machaon, (Proclus, ''Chrestomathy'' 3, ''Little Iliad''; Tzetzes, ''Posthomerica'' 571–595) or his brother [[Podalirius]] (Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.8; Quintus Smyrnaeus, ''Posthomerica'' 9.325–479).</ref> Philoctetes then shot and killed Paris.

According to Apollodorus, Paris' brothers Helenus and [[Deiphobus]] vied over the hand of Helen. Deiphobus prevailed, and Helenus abandoned Troy for Mount Ida. Calchas said that Helenus knew the prophecies concerning the fall of Troy, so Odysseus waylaid Helenus.<ref name=PC3LI/><ref>Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.9.</ref> Under coercion, Helenus told the Achaeans that they would win if they retrieved [[Pelops]]' bones, persuaded Achilles' son Neoptolemus to fight for them, and stole the Trojan [[Palladium (classical antiquity)|Palladium]].<ref>Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.10; Pausanias 5.13.4.</ref>

The Greeks retrieved Pelops' bones,<ref>Pausanias 5.13.4–6, says that Pelop's shoulder-blade was brought to Troy from Pisa, and on its return home was lost at sea, later to be found by a fisherman, and identified as Pelop's by the [[Oracle at Delphi]].</ref> and sent Odysseus to retrieve Neoptolemus, who was hiding from the war in King Lycomedes's court in Skyros. Odysseus gave him his father's arms.<ref name=PC3LI/><ref>Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.11.</ref> Eurypylus, son of Telephus, leading, according to Homer, a large force of ''Kêteioi'',<ref>''Odyssey'' λ.520</ref> or [[Hittites]] or Mysians according to Apollodorus,<ref>Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.12.</ref> arrived to aid the Trojans. Eurypylus killed Machaon<ref name="Pausanias 3.26.9"/> and Peneleos,<ref>Pausanias 9.5.15.</ref> but was slain by Neoptolemus.

Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus went to spy inside Troy, but was recognised by Helen. Homesick,<ref>Homer, ''Odyssey'' 4.242 ff.</ref> Helen plotted with Odysseus. Later, with Helen's help, Odysseus and Diomedes stole the Palladium.<ref name=PC3LI/><ref>Apollodorus, ''Epitome'' 5.13.</ref>