His prayer was heard, and a wooden image of Pallas-Athena fell from heaven to within the walls of the city.
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When Ilus had first built his new seat, the city of Troy, he prayed Zeus to show some sign of blessing for it.
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Known as the Palladium, the statue afforded the city safety and protection.
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At religious meetings of the goddess it was carried through the city streets amid joys and songs of praise.
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After the flames of war had spread for ten years before the walls of Troy.
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A prophet foretold that Troy could never be expected to fall as long as the Palladium was treasured by its people.
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In order to steal it out, Odysseus and Diomedes slipped into the capital one night in disguise, known to none but Hellen.
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The bad woman took out them to Hecuba, the queen of Troy, at whose feet Odysseus immediately bowed down and asked for mercy.
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The queen granted their request, and with the help of Helen, they successfully brought the image back to the Greek camp at dawn.
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Later it was said that Aeneas got hold of it and carried it with him to his new land, where it was Preserved together with the goddess' fire.
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