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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.
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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.
Did Paris force Helen to run away with menelaus?
It was actually Helen of Sparta, not Troy, who went with Paris of Troy, leaving Sparta, her husband and daughter, and everything she was behind. She didn't actually become Helen of Troy until such time as she was welcomed into Trojan society as a Princess of Troy. Helen of Sparta, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, wasn't actually kidnapped by Paris, a Prince of Troy. Helen had been promised to him by the Greek goddess Aphrodite, whom Paris had claimed was the most beautiful of all the goddesses. Naturally, like most women, this pissed of the other goddesses, Athena and Hera. Paris went to Sparta during a period when Menelaus was absent from Sparta for a funeral. True to her word, as Aphrodite had promised, Helen fell in love with him and willingly left Menelaus and Sparta behind, along with Hermione, their 9 year old daughter (bet you didn't know where the name Hermione came from). At this point there are conflicting testaments as to whether or not Paris and Helen actually went to Troy; some accounts have them going to Egypt, where upon learning what they had done, seized all the treasure that Paris had taken, including Helen, and waited for Menelaus to show up and reclaim his wife and gold. By this time, Menelaus was home in Sparta, had been informed that his wife had dumped him for Orlando Bloom, and left him a lot poorer and with a kid to boot. He was not a happy camper. Having promised Menelaus that they would stand by him should Helen ever be abducted again (she had already been taken before, once when she was only 12) her former suitors, who became the Greek heroes of the Trojan War. After getting to Troy and demanding the return of Helen and his loot, as stated previously, some accounts had Helen and Paris in Egypt, so when the Greeks showed up on the Trojan beach, King Priam of Troy (Paris' Dad) and Prince Hector (Paris' brother, and hero of Troy) told Menelaus, Odysseus, Ajax, Achilles, and all the other Greeks who had shown up for the war that they had been suckered - Paris and Helen weren't there at Troy, but had in fact eloped to sunny Egypt for a few quiet years while things "died down" a bit. Well, things died of course - the Trojan War lasted 10 years, the Greeks unable to penetrate the high, steep walls that had kept them from getting inside the city. At that period in history, there were no great siege machines of war, Trebuchets, Catapults, or anything for breaching battlements. After 10 years, the Greeks got tired of not winning every day, and losing their friends all the time, not to mention the deployment time away from Greece. 10 years is a long deployment. Sitting around the campfire on the beach one night, Odysseus comes up with a brilliant plan - let's build a wooden horse, hide a bunch of us inside, and send everyone else away. The Trojans just might be dumb enough to bring it inside the city to offer it to Poseidon at their temple, to rob us of OUR offering to Poseidon on the beach for a safe journey back to Greece. So the Greek fleet sails just out of eyeball range, and leaves the wooden, hollow horse offering thingy on the beach with a lot of stinky Greek dudes inside. Not only is it cramped, it's also hot as hell, and they can't make a sound or move for fear of being discovered by the Trojans. And we won't even discuss what they did to relieve themselves during that period. Anyway, you know the rest - the Trojans fell for the stupid trick, and dragged the horse into the city, partied all night and got falling down drunk. At which point by that time, the Greek ships had sailed back, and Odysseus, Achilles, and the rest of the Greek gang had slithered out of the horse and signaled their buddies on the beach that the Trojans had fallen for it, and that the gate was open. In other words, they signaled "Time to Rape, Pillage, and Plunder."
What is the legend of troy about?
If you see the movie troy you will get an idea, but it is mainly that a Trojan prince, Paris, took the queen of Sparta, Helen. This irrupted the most greatest war of the Greeks, as said by Homer. The King of Sparta wanted his wife back and united with his brother, Agamemnon and took the largest fleet the world had ever seen to get Helen back and to take the walls of toy down. There are many heroes in this story, like Odysseus, king of Ithaca, Achilles son of Peleus, Hector, prince of Troy and Heir to throne. There are others. The Capture of troy was when Odysseus came up with the idea of a giant horse where they said it was the gift to the Greek goddess, Athena and as far as the Trojans could see they could not see any Greeks. The Trojans brought the horse inside the gates of their city and they celebrated their false victory. At night fall the Greeks came out of the horse and slayed the drunken Trojan people and opened the gates of troy to the remaining Greeks to enter the city. The Royal Family was slayed and the City of troy burned.
Where Helen and menelaus returned to and lived happily ever after?
Yes, they were some of the only couples who did live happily ever after.
When will troy be back?
never because .................................. secrats have to be kept have you ever known and answer on answer.com.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................bye
Who does juliet threaten to marry before she would ever marry paris?
Juliet threatens to marry Romeo before she would ever marry Paris.
Did Paris and Helen ever have children?
No, Paris died in the war.
Did Juliet ever marry Paris?
No
What does the phrase she is no Helen and troy mean?
I think you mean "She is no Helen of Troy." It basically means that "she is not the most beautiful woman on Earth." Helen of Troy was considered the most beautiful woman ever to have set foot on the Planet.
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.
Were the Spartans known for somthing they did during the Trojan wars?
According to the mythology of the Trojan War, it was all to do with Helen of Troy (who wasn't really from Troy, but rather Sparta). When Helen was approaching the age of marriage there were many suitors trying to win her because of her beauty. Odysseus came up with the idea that all the suitors must swear an oath that Helen can choose who she wants to marry and that all the others will support the lucky man if he ever gets into trouble because of her. Helen chose Menelaus, who became King of Sparta, when Helen ran away with Paris to Troy (thanks to the involvement of Aphrodite) Menelaus called up all of Helen's old suitors to get her back.
How why did the Trojan war start?
Paris, the son of the King of Troy, seduced the wife (Helen) of a Greek king (Menelaus). Whether she went voluntary or not (Paris was supposedly the handsomest man ever) isn't well established, except that she looted the palace and took it off as a gift to Paris. Menelaus was brother to Agamemnon, the King of Kings of Greece. Agamemnon then raised an army and attacked Troy, to bring back Helen and of course the loot. Of course the opportunity to destroy a rival kingdom and sacking the rich city of Troy played a minor :) role.
What is the birthday of Paris the prince of troy?
In Greek mythology, Paris, also known as Alexander, was the prince of Troy. His exact birthdate is not specified in the myths.
What is Helen's connection with the Trojan War?
When the Golden Apple caused discord among the goddesses, a young man (Paris) from Troy was asked to pick between the three goddesses. Athena offered him eternal wisdom, and Hera offered him to be king of many countries. However, Paris chose Aphrodite because she offered him the most beautiful woman ever -- namely, Helen of Sparta. Paris stole Helen away in the night from her husband and sailed to Troy, then proceeding to ra -- make love with her. However, the king of Sparta found out and started the Trojan War. This is also why Helen is connected to "The face that launched a thousand ships".
Who was Helen in greek mythology?
She was the daughter of the God Zeus and a princess of Sparta. Se was fabled to be the most beautiful woman that ever lived and was kidnapped by prince Paris of Troy and taken to Troy. The Spartans (and other Greek kings) mounted an expedition to reclaim her and the story of this is called the "Trojan Wars" as told by Homer in the Iliad.
Did Helen ever find out that aphrodite made a deal with Paris to have her fall in love with him?
No, I don't believe so.
Did Helen Keller ever marry and start a family?
she did get married but got separated soon after. she never had children.
