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The abduction of Helen started the Trojan War with the city of Troy falling. Helen was the face that launched a thousand ships
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According to legend what started the trojan war?
. . . the abduction of Helen .
Who was helens first husband?
Helen's first husband was Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Helen's abduction by Paris of Troy was the catalyst for the Trojan War.
Did Sparta fight in the Trojan war?
Of course, since the abduction of Helen, the Queen of Sparta, was what started the whole thing.
Why was Helen called the face that launched a thousand ships?
Helen was called "the face that launched a thousand ships" because her abduction by Paris of Troy was believed to be the catalyst that started the Trojan War. This event led Greek forces, led by Agamemnon, to launch a military expedition to Troy to reclaim Helen, resulting in a long and bloody conflict.
Who were Paris and Helen?
Paris was a prince of Troy. Helen was the woman supposedly given to him by a goddess. Helen was married to a Greek king. The capture (though willingly on Helen's part) supposedly started the Trojan War.
What war started when Helen ran off with Paris to troy?
The 'Trojan War' was said to have started.
Who did prince Paris give the golden apple to?
He gave it to Aphrodite. Because she promised him a woman as beauty as her who was Helen after Paris took Helen it started the Trojan war.
Who started the battle for troy?
achillies and Paris got in a fight over Helen
Who started the Trojan war by stealing away Helen of troy?
Paris (and Aphrodite).
Why do they say that the Trojan War was Aphrodite's Fault?
There was a beauty contest between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite and Aphrodite won. She promised Paris, the prince of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world, named Helen, to be his wife. There was one problem, Helen was married. The other goddesses were enraged by Paris' abduction of Helen and this caused the Trojan War.
What events led up to the Trojan war?
The reason for the Trojan war was the abduction of Helen by the Trojan prince and son of Priam, Paris. Helen was in fact the wife of the Achaen (Greek) warlord and close friend of the Greek king Agememnon, Menelaus. But the reason for the abduction was the golden apple of discord by Eris which said that only the fairest could have it. Hera, Athena and Aphrodite fought for the apple but no one could decide who was better. then Zeus (who asked Eris to give that apple) ordered the Goddesses to go to Paris for the judgement. As even Paris could not decide he resorted to the better bribe. While the other Goddesses bribed for a better rule Aphrodite offered Helen of Sparta. But as Helen was by then the wife of Menelaus, Aphrodite helped Paris abduct her. This was the reason for the war of troy. (Excellent answer copied from a response by Suraj-Goodbrains)
Why was the Trojan War started?
Helen, was taken away by Paris , who was the son of troy's king,
