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700 BCE - 800 BCE: The Greek poet Homer composes the Iliad and immortalizes characters such as Paris which would be developed later.
400 BCE - 300 BCE: The legend of Paris and Oenone is developed.
100 BCE - 14 CE: The writer Parthenius articulates the legend of Paris and Oenone which would inspire later writers.
4 CE - 8 CE: Ovid adds a new dimension to Oenone's tale by presenting it as a letter to Paris in his Heroides.