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Some legends say that Paris forcibly abducted Helen; others that she fell in love with him and went willingly. In one peculiar account, originating in Stesichorus and used by Euripides, Helen was rescued by Proteus in Egypt, who substituted in her stead a phantom that sailed to Troy with Paris. Proteus then cared for Helen until Menelaus finally claimed her. In the Iliad and Odyssey, Helen becomes Paris' wife but is in sympathy with the Greeks. She is easily reconciled with Menelaus after the war, and they return to a peaceful life at Sparta.
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∙ 10y agoIn Homer's version of The Odyssey, Helen escapes after the Trojan Horse, which is a gift to Troy, came past the gates of Troy and destroys Troy in flames.
Before the horse enters, Odesseus disguises to dress as a beggar. To achieve the look, he "...first, given himself an outrageuos beating and thrown some rags on",
then enters the city of Troy. When reaches Helen, she realizes Odysseus as he tells exactly what his fighters were going to do to get through the gates of Troy and rescue Helen.
So Helen knew the plan that the Akhaians or Achaeans (Greeks) were passing the gates of Troy by a gifted wooden creature, the Trojan Horse.
After entering, the fighters came out when the Ilians or Iliad (Trojans) were sleeping and put the city in ruins.
As a result, Helen escaped from the destroyed city and was returned back to Menelaus as husband and wife in Sparta.
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∙ 11y agoWell, Helen was kidnapped from Sparta and brought to Troy by Paris, so that was the only reason.
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∙ 11y agoHelen of Sparta was kidnapped by Paris of Troy - she didn't choose him.
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∙ 6y agoshe claims not to remeber
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∙ 9y agoHer daughter Hermione.
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How influential was Helen of Troy?
Helen of Troy was Queen of Sparta before Paris made her his wife. Her father had had to make a oath so that all her suitors would defend the man that she choose for husband - Menelaus.
Did Paris ever marry Helen of Troy?
When Paris heard about Helen, he decided to go to see her. Then they fell in love, and Paris stole Helen. When Menelaus heard about it, he collected all of Helen's lovers, and sailed the ships to Troy. They made a deal with Agamemnon, that they are going to fight together, and if they win, Menelaus is going to get Helen, and Agamemnon- Troy.
When was Helen of Troy married?
Helen was married to King Menelaeus (say men-er-lay-us)of Sparta. when her father decided to give Helen a husband he said she must be blindfolded and put a golden wreath on the lucky man in the husband choosing. When Helen was blindfolded, she prayed to Aphrodite (say afro-dite-e) the goddess of love to make her choose Menalaeus. Suddenly Aphrodite made a pin prick sized hole on the blindfold so Helen could where Menalaeus was.
How did Helen of troy become involved in the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy got involved in the trojan war because Paris, invited to Menelaus's palace, kidnapped her and brought her back to Troy. Others say that Helen went by her own will, for Paris WAS the most beautiful man on Earth.
What did menelaus did during the Trojan war?
All of the suitors of Helen, which was essentially every king in Greece, took a vow that they would defend the honor of whomever was chosen as her husband, so as to prevent war from breaking out over the quest for her hand. When she was spirited away by Paris, Menelaus forced them to fulfill their oaths. They laid siege to Troy for 10 years before finally defeating the city and razing it to the ground.
How influential was Helen of Troy?
Helen of Troy was Queen of Sparta before Paris made her his wife. Her father had had to make a oath so that all her suitors would defend the man that she choose for husband - Menelaus.
Did Paris ever marry Helen of Troy?
When Paris heard about Helen, he decided to go to see her. Then they fell in love, and Paris stole Helen. When Menelaus heard about it, he collected all of Helen's lovers, and sailed the ships to Troy. They made a deal with Agamemnon, that they are going to fight together, and if they win, Menelaus is going to get Helen, and Agamemnon- Troy.
Did Helen want to go to troy with paris?
Yes, Aphrodite had made her fall in love with Paris - Helen, having been made infatuated by Aphrodite, was all too willing to forget her husband Menelaus and go off with Paris.
Why did the achaeans fight the Trojan war?
Prince Paris "kidnapped" Helen, the wife of Menelaus and took her to Troy. When Helen was married, her father, fearing the wrath of the princes that he did not marry Helen to, made every one of Helen's suitors swear to fight whoever dares to take Helen away from her husband. So when Paris took Helen to Troy, Agamemnon, Menelaus's older brother, took this chance and lead the Achaeans to fight Troy for Helen.
Why did King Menelaus want to take vengeance on the city of Troy in the story The Wooden Horse?
Helen, Queen of Sparta was Menelaus's wife, and taken to Troy and made the lover of Paris a prince of Troy.
Where in The Iliad does it mention Paris taking Helen?
After the Judgment of Paris, in which Paris determined Aphrodite to be the most beautiful of the goddesses in return for the love of the most beautiful woman on earth (Helen), Paris had to go kidnap Helen because she was already married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta. In some versions of the myth, she goes willingly.
When was Helen of Troy married?
Helen was married to King Menelaeus (say men-er-lay-us)of Sparta. when her father decided to give Helen a husband he said she must be blindfolded and put a golden wreath on the lucky man in the husband choosing. When Helen was blindfolded, she prayed to Aphrodite (say afro-dite-e) the goddess of love to make her choose Menalaeus. Suddenly Aphrodite made a pin prick sized hole on the blindfold so Helen could where Menalaeus was.
Why did Helen leave with Paris?
According to the myth, When Paris made his choice of bride, Aphrodite had Eros prick her with an arrow, making her fall in love with Paris.More likely, Helen was disenchanted with Menelaus (because she didn't choose him herself, her father did), and chose to run off with the much younger Trojan prince. This view is presented in the movie Troy, and I think it presents a more accurate and realistic version of what actually happened.
Who made the decision to go to war with troy?
When Menelaus and Helen married, every other man had to swear an oath saying they would not bother the relationship (as Helen was the most beautiful women in the world). However, when visiting Sparta, Helen was kidnapped and brought to Troy. So, Menelaus rallied the Greeks and set out for Troy. In a sense, Menelaus made the decision to go to war with Troy.
In the Trojan war who was Helena?
Helen was a magnificently beautiful mortal woman. This beauty was what caused the Trojan War. The Greek Goddess Eris was not invited to the wedding of Thetis to Peleus, a mortal. Full of anger and spite, Eris tossed a golden apple into the party. The apple was inscribed; it said: "To the Fairest." This led to a lot of confusion as the guests tried to give the object to the desired owner. They narrowed it down to three Goddesses: Athene, Hera, and Aphrodite. Each Goddess believed that the apple was meant for herself. Wanting nothing to do with it, Zeus put Paris (a mortal and prince of Troy) in charge of deciding which Goddess was the true owner of the apple. Each of the three deities promised Paris everything in their power, but finally he made his choice. He'd decided that the apple was meant to be owned by Aphrodite. And, as promised, she picked out the loveliest woman on Earth and made her fall in love with Paris. That woman was Helen, and that promise was the foundation of the Trojan War. Helen had been just recently married to Menelaus, King of Sparta and the brother of Agememnon, the King of Myceans. Menelaus also had a bunch of other connections to militarily strong cities. Anyway, Paris just has to meet Helen for Aphrodite's promise to go into effect. So, he gets himself invited to Menelaus' house for a few weeks (which was common back then). One night, while Menelaus is out, Paris and Helen sneak away to be together back in Troy. Menelaus finds out, of course, and is enraged. He declares war on Troy in an effort to reclaim Helen from Paris. That was the start of the Trojan War and Helen's part in it.
Why did Helen go with Paris?
Aphrodite made her fall in love with Paris.
How did Helen of troy become involved in the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy got involved in the trojan war because Paris, invited to Menelaus's palace, kidnapped her and brought her back to Troy. Others say that Helen went by her own will, for Paris WAS the most beautiful man on Earth.
