answersLogoWhite

0

Helen left her husband Menelaus king of Sparta to run away with Paris, looting his possessions to take with her to make herself more attractive. The Greeks retaliated by mounting a 10-year looting expedition of Asia Minor.

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How did Greece win the Trojan war?

It was according to the legend.


According to legend what started the trojan war?

. . . the abduction of Helen .


Who sided with the Greeks in the Trojan War?

according to legend greek goddess of wisdom and battle Athena


According to Greek legend why did mortals fight the Trojan war?

Paris Priamades, stole the wife of Menelaus, Helen.


When does The Odyssey begin?

It begins after the Trojan war. :))


What kinds of information did homer provide in the Iliad and odyssey?

the Iliad tells the legend of the Trojan war and the Odyssey tells what happens after the Trojan war.


How According to legend why did the Trojan war began?

According to legend, the Trojan War began due to a dispute among the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite over who was the fairest. They asked Paris, a Trojan prince, to judge the contest, and he ultimately chose Aphrodite, who promised him the love of the most beautiful mortal woman, Helen. Helen, however, was already married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Her abduction by Paris led to a conflict that escalated into the Trojan War, as Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon assembled a coalition of Greek forces to retrieve her.


City that was burned in the Trojan War?

Troy, or so the legend says.


When did the Trojan war began?

Legend places it in the 12th Century BCE.


What legend is best known about the Mycenaeans?

i believe their part in the trojan war


Is the Trojan war historical event or a legend?

Wiki answers fails


Three causes to Trojan war?

The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping of Helen (Eleni) of Sparta, by Paris of Troy. It is considered among the most important events in Greek mythology.