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He was attending the funeral of his maternal grandfather, Catreus.
As part of a diplomatic mission to Sparta, Paris was in the city. After Menelaus left for the funeral (apparently in Tegea) Paris and Helen left for Troy. Thus started the Trojan War
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Was Menelaus a king before he married Helen of Troy?
Yes, and it wasn't Helen of Troy, she was a Spartan woman married away to Menelaus, and then stolen by the Trojan prince Paris.
Who is helens husband?
Helen's husband in Menelaus king of Mycenaean Sparta. However she abandons him for Paris, prince of Troy. She moves to Troy and marries Paris.
Why did King Menelaus want to take vengeance on the city of Troy in the story The Wooden Horse?
Helen, Queen of Sparta was Menelaus's wife, and taken to Troy and made the lover of Paris a prince of Troy.
Who are Menelaus and Agamemnon?
Menelaus and Agamemnon were brothers. Menelaus was the king of Sparta, and Agamemnon was the commander of the Achaeans in the Trojan war. Menelaus was married to Helen, and Agamemnon was married to Clytemnestra.
Was Menelaus a god?
No, Menelaus was not a god. He was the king of Sparta, and the husband of Helen. He fought to win her back in the Trojan war.
Who is was the King of Sparta and husband of Helen of Troy?
the king of Sparta and brother of agamemnon is menelaus. the hsband of Helen is Paris
What city was Helen kidnapped from?
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.
How did the Greeks invade Troy during the Trojan war?
When Helen,Zeus and leda's daughter,married Menelaus the king of Sparta. A Trojan prince Paris kid kidnapped her and Menelaus called a war to get her wife back.... But I forgot if Paris or Menelaus took her back
Who lost his wife Helen when she eloped with Paris?
King Menelaus lost Helen when she eloped with Paris.
Who was the wife of Paris?
Paris eloped with Helen, the wife of Menelaus king of Sparta.
How is Helen in The Iliad dramatic?
Helen is the daughter of Queen Leda of Sparta and Zeus, her brother by Zeus was Polydeuces who was considered the 'twin' of Caster; her sister by Leda and King Tyndareus was Clytaimnestra. She was married to Menelaus and kidnapped by her lover Paris.
Where did Paris meet Helen?
Paris met Helen in Sparta, where she was the wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Their meeting ultimately led to the events of the Trojan War.
Why does Paris die?
Paris stole Helen of Troy from her husband, Menelaus. Once Menelaus found out, he went to his brother, the King of Greece, Agamemnon, and asked his help in retrieving Helen.
Who is king menelaus?
King Menelaus was the king of Sparta when Paris prince of troy took his wife Helen. Thus the Trojan war took place.
What does Helens husband Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon do when Paris takes Helen?
they go to Paris's father (king of Troy) and orders that Paris returns Helen to him.
Did Jason fight in the Trojan war?
no
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.
