Who was Paris in the Trojan war?
Paris was one of the princes of Troy, specifically the one who
stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. This event
sparked the Trojan war when Menelaus asked his brother Agamemnon
for help getting her back.
Paris is viewed as a weak character, using a bow and avoiding
close combat like the major heroes of mythology. This skill,
although looked down upon, is used to defeat Achilles, who dies
from an arrow through his heel which some accounts say was shot by
Paris. He eventually dies in the Trojan war.