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Canova - Helen of Troy, 1819, Н.ск-825. In Greek mythology, Helen, also known as Helen of Troy ( Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē), was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. The queen of Sparta, Helen was married to Menelaus, but later eloped with Prince Paris of Troy (most often depicted as being kidnapped) and taken ...
Sep 16, 2023 · Helen’s elopement with Paris was the spark that ignited the Trojan War, but her role in the conflict was far more nuanced than just being the cause. Throughout the war, she was a figure of intrigue, admiration, and sometimes resentment within the walls of Troy. Before the war, Helen’s life in Sparta was one of royalty and reverence.
The departure of Helen and Paris for Troy was an act that had profound consequences. Menelaus, upon discovering Helen's absence, invoked the Oath of Tyndareus, compelling all of Helen's former suitors to fulfill their pledge to defend her chosen husband's rights.
Paris, a prince of Troy, traveled to Sparta on the advice of the goddess Aphrodite*. She had promised him the most beautiful woman in the world after he proclaimed her the "fairest" goddess. When Paris saw Helen, he knew that Aphrodite had kept her promise. While Menelaus was away in Crete, Paris took Helen back to Troy.
Helen, detail from an Attic red-figure krater, ca. 450–440 B.C.E., Louvre (G 424) In Greek mythology, Helen (in Greek, Ἑλένη – Helénē ), better known as Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy, was daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of king Menelaus of Sparta and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra. Her abduction by Paris brought ...
t. e. The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans ( Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
Helen of Troy retells the story of Paris, prince of Troy, and Helen, Queen of Sparta, and the love that launched the Trojan War as a grand tragedy of devotion and greed, without the gods of Homer's tale interfering in human affairs. This 1956 version offers a romantic tale with Paris as the peace-loving prince from the persecuted Troy who risks his life to pursue peace from the kings of Greece, who prove to be a scheming, greedy bunch of rulers looking for an excuse to pillage the treasures ...
