The Greek coalition that had coveted Troy's fertile lands had departed, but they left behind a gigantic wooden horse. The Trojans did not know what it was for, yet dragged it into their citadel.
Then the priest Laocoön rushed out, warning the Trojans not to bring it into the city. In a fit of rage, Laocoön hurled his spear at the wooden horse, offending Athena, who had secretly been aiding the Greeks. Athena then sent two enormous serpents to coil around Laocoön's two sons. Laocoön tried to save them and was bitten to death as well. Seeing Laocoön die, the Trojans assumed his earlier warning had angered the gods, and became even more convinced that they should bring the horse into the city.
That night, the people sang, drank, and celebrated their victory until late into the night. Once everyone had fallen asleep, the Greeks hiding inside the wooden horse emerged and brought disaster upon the city.
After the city fell, Menelaus found Helen again. The goddess of love had bestowed even greater beauty upon her, and the King of Sparta no longer wished to kill her.
In Homer's description, this "goddess among women" resembled Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, who also ruled over the Moon.
When Pomona returned to the airport entrance, several security guards were driving away a "goddess."
She wore silver lace-up heels and a fitted sequined dress, looking as though she could walk a red carpet.
"What do you mean, it doesn't meet the dress code? You didn't write that anywhere!" The woman tried to squeeze through the wall of security personnel, but the staff stubbornly refused to give an inch.
There were quite a few women inside the venue, but none of them dressed as eye-catchingly as this one.
Today's airport opening ceremony would