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What event started the Trojan war?
Paris of Troy abducted Helen who was the wife of Menelaus.
Who abducted Helen in the Trojan War?
Prince Paris of Troy did, withe the help of Aphrodite.
Who is the Trojan war about?
About Helen of Sparta who had been abducted to Troy by Paris.About the Greeks who wanted to take her back.And more than others about Achilles, the foremost hero among the Greeks.
Did Jason fight in the Trojan war?
no
What was the conflict between Greek raiders and Trojan War?
In the myth prince Paris of Troy abducted Queen Helen of Sparta to Troy.
What does atreus mean?
In Greek mythology, Atreus was the King of Mycenae and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Menelaus's wife Helen was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris, precipitating the Trojan war.
Age of Helen of troy at her abduction?
Ancient Greece, date unknown, but I do not think that Helen can be called 'kidnapped' when she left behind a daughter nine years old willingly and was also Queen of Sparta before - and after the Trojan war.
What was Odysseus' role in the Trojan war?
He was one if Helen's old suitors, all of which has sworn an oath to back Helen's husband to defend her honour, so when Paris abducted Helen he was forced to fight in the war. Odysseus led the armies of Ithaca in a pact to retrieve the kidnapped wife of Menelaus (Helen) back from the Trojan prince Paris. Odysseus is the iconic bronze-age Greek hero. Although physically shorter in stature than some of the other prominent heroes of the Trojan War, he was broadly-built and extremely crafty. It is this characteristic of cunning which is Odysseus' hallmark. The ruse of the Trojan Horse was the product of Odysseus' skillful imagination.
What was the historic reason for the Trojan war?
Paris abducted Helen, wife of the Spartan King Menelaus. This triggered the war as encouraged by Agamemnon who for a long time wanted to crush Troy.
What were the participants in the Trojan War fighting about?
The Greeks wanted The Trojans to return Helen. She was the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, but had been abducted to Troy by Prince Paris of Troy.
Who is a younger Prince of Troy and the cause of the war?
The younger Prince of Troy is Paris, who is pivotal in instigating the Trojan War. He famously abducted Helen, the queen of Sparta, after winning her love in a contest judged by the goddess Aphrodite. This act led to the Greeks uniting to retrieve Helen, ultimately resulting in the protracted conflict known as the Trojan War.
Why did the Trojan war begin begin?
Paris, prince of Troy abducted Helen to Troy. She was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. The brother of Menelaus, Agamemnon, then led a Greek expedition against Troy. The Trojan War began around 1200 BC.
