Paris Of Troy And Helen

In greek mythology helen of troy helen helena ancient greek.

Paris of troy and helen. Helen fled to troy with paris son of the trojan king priam an act that ultimately led to the trojan war. He was banished from troy to the mountain as an infant because of cassandra s prophecy that he will cause the end of their country. Paris then abducted helen and took her to troy thereby starting the trojan war.

Then when menelaus discovered that paris had taken off for troy with helen and other prized possessions helen may have considered part of her dowry he was enraged at this violation of the laws of hospitality. Menelaus and helen then returned to sparta where they lived happily. Paris also known as alexander the son of king priam and queen hecuba of troy appears in a number of greek legends. When paris was slain helen married his brother deiphobus whom she betrayed to menelaus once troy was captured.

Of these appearances probably the best known was the elopement with helen queen of sparta this being one of the immediate causes of the trojan war. She was believed to have been the daughter of zeus and leda and was the sister of clytemnestra castor and pollux philonoe phoebe and timandra. Paris son of king priam of troy fell in love with helen and abducted her taking her back to troy. The script of the movie was true to the text to some extent.

Known as the face that launched a thousand ships helen of troy is considered one the most beautiful women in all literature. Nevertheless in the most popular version of the story that of homer helen and paris return to troy together. During an absence of menelaus however helen fled to troy with paris son of the trojan king priam an act that ultimately led to the trojan war. She grows bitter and even faults helen for having been kidnapped by theseus as a child.

Menelaus brother king aga memnon brian cox having already defeated every army in greece uses his brother s fury as a pretext to declare war against troy the last kingdom preventing his control over the aegean sea. Later in the war he fatally wounds achilles in the heel with an arrow as foretold by achilles s mother thetis. Menelaus and helen then returned to sparta where they lived happily until their deaths. The name paris is probably of luwian origin and comparable to pari zitis attested as a hittite scribe s name.

The beginning of helen of troy started with the judgment of paris in mount ida which first introduced the prince to helen. Paris offered to return the stolen possessions even though he was unwilling to return helen but menelaus wanted helen too. Paris might have made his choice based on looks but he chose the beauty goddess aphrodite for her bribe. While visiting spartan king menelaus brendan gleeson trojan prince paris orlando bloom falls for menelaus wife helen diane kruger and takes her back to troy.

She was married to menelaus king of sparta. The greeks assembled a great army led by menelaus s brother agamemnon to retrieve helen. When they arrive paris first wife the nymph oenone sees them together and laments that he has abandoned her.