because trojans were the warriors and protectors of the gods
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Some Gods favored the Greeks, others the Trojans. Athena favored the Greeks when she helped Achilles fight and kill Hector.
i don't know them all, these are just the ones listed in my copy of The Iliad: favored the greeks: poseidon hera athena hephaestus favored the trojans: apollo artemis aphrodite ares hermes
Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Artemis, Leto, and Eris. It is arguable that Thetis, mother of Achilles, a Sea Nymph (not a goddess) was on the Achean (Greek) side, but when Achilles was going to betray them, she too favored the Trojans.
A gift from the gods.
That of the Trojans, whom Apollo also favored.