The full names of Paris, Menelaus, and Helen are just Paris, Menelaus, and Helen. Family/last names were not usually used in Ancient Greek times.
Menelaus was the brother of Agamemnon, and was the king of Sparta. He was best known for being the husband of Helen. Helen had left with Paris, and Menelaus fought to get her back in the Trojan war.
The Judgement of Paris
Her beautiful face was the reason Paris fell in love with her and stole her away from her husband, Menelaus, who was king of Sparta. Menelaus called on his Greek allies to help get her back and their combined fleet sailed for Troy to attack it. Christopher Marlowe wrote the line 'Is this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,/ and burnt the topless towers of Ilium?' (Ilium is another name for Troy,)
The story is that her husband Menelaos, king of Sparta, took her home with him.
Paris was the prince of troy who abducted Helen the queen of Sparta. The story goes that Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera where arguing who was the most beautiful. They asked a mortal man and it was Paris. Aphrodite promised Paris the most beautiful women in the world if he said she was the most beautiful. So he did. And the most beautiful women in the world was Helen.
In the Iliad, Menelaus easily defeats Paris, but Aphrodite removes him from the battlefield before Menelaus can land the final blow. Since this is a story told by the Greeks, they paint Paris as a coward, and unskilled in battle, so this reinforces the point. Without satisfaction, Menelaus and Agamemnon continue the siege. Meanwhile, back in Paris' chamber, Helen is somewhat unimpressed with Paris' lack of martial skill, but Aphrodite forces her to be with Paris, fulfilling the goddess' promise to the Prince.
Helen, Queen of Sparta was Menelaus's wife, and taken to Troy and made the lover of Paris a prince of Troy.
The main characters in the story of Helen of Troy are Helen, Menelaus, Paris, Agamemnon, and Achilles. Helen is the beautiful queen of Sparta whose elopement with Paris triggers the Trojan War. Menelaus is Helen's husband and king of Sparta, who seeks to reclaim her. Paris is a prince of Troy who falls in love with Helen and takes her to Troy, leading to the war. Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae and leader of the Greek forces, while Achilles is a mighty warrior for the Greeks whose actions play a significant role in the war's outcome.
Prince Paris fell in love with Helen, abducted her, and took her to Troy. It should be noted that she was married to Menelaus. The story is told beautifully in the Iliad. There is also a movie named "Troy" that tells this story.
Menelaus was the brother of Agamemnon, and was the king of Sparta. He was best known for being the husband of Helen. Helen had left with Paris, and Menelaus fought to get her back in the Trojan war.
The conflict in "Helen of Troy" (2003) revolves around the love triangle between Helen, the Queen of Sparta, her husband Menelaus, and the Trojan prince Paris. This leads to the Trojan War as Menelaus seeks to reclaim Helen and avenge the betrayal.
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.
Helen was not a goddess, she was a queen. Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena had an argument over who was the greatest. To decide, they went to a mortal prince named Paris. and each offered him a bribe: Hera power, Athena victory in battle, and Aphrodite the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite, who helped him take Helen from her husband Menelaus. This started the Trojan War. Whether Helen went willingly or not is unknown. After the war ended, Menelaus brought her back to Sparta.
All These people die in between the story and they all have undefined powers witch they find threw out the book.
The Judgement of Paris
Her beautiful face was the reason Paris fell in love with her and stole her away from her husband, Menelaus, who was king of Sparta. Menelaus called on his Greek allies to help get her back and their combined fleet sailed for Troy to attack it. Christopher Marlowe wrote the line 'Is this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,/ and burnt the topless towers of Ilium?' (Ilium is another name for Troy,)
The story is that her husband Menelaos, king of Sparta, took her home with him.