He used Aphrodite's golden apple to put a spell on Helen.
Helen was Queen of Sparta before falling in love with Paris and went with him to Troy.
His love for Helen of Troy
Because she didn't love Menelaus, she loved Paris - he was her true love.
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.
Paris Prince of Troy
The usual story is that Aphrodite made Helen fall in love with Paris, and so she willingly came along to Troy. (There are other versions.)
Helen of Troy was a Spartan who fell in love with Paris who was a Trojan.
Troy. She gave Paris Helen's love.
Helen, queen of Sparta, was kidnapped by Paris, prince of Troy, as part of a deal that Paris made with Aphrodite, goddess of love. For more info, look up the story 'The Judgement of Paris'.
Helen was lured to Troy by Paris, who is said to have seduced her. Helen was regarded as the most beautiful woman in the world. After Paris had declared Aphrodite as the fairest of all Goddesses, she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. Some argue that he had to take Helen by force, and others believe that Aphrodite made Helen fall in love with Paris, and she went willingly.
She was Helen of Troy. So it was Troy. __ Helen was NOT from Troy originally. She was kidnapped from Sparta, her husband Menelaus was the king of Sparta. Paris of Troy either kidnapped her, or she fell in love with him and ran away with him (depending on which story you read) and they went to Troy.
Aphrodite spirited Helen away to Troy to be with Paris.