Helen In The Odyssey

Oh no, Helen’s been stolen! Prince Paris has kidnapped Helen, the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris was assisted by Aphrodite, who promised him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, as a reward for siding with her during a competition against the goddesses Hera and Athena.

The competition began when Eris, goddess of discord, threw a golden apple into the wedding of the sea goddess. Thetis with the inscription, "for the fairest." Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all claimed the apple for themselves. Zeus decided that Paris, the fairest man on Earth, should be the judge. All three of the goddesses offered him a reward for siding with her. Hera offered him power, Athena offered him wealth, Aphrodite offered him Helen. Then after Paris

For instance, how Agamemnon had trouble rounding up the men. Odysseus feigned madness and Achilles tried to pretend he was a woman. But, Agamemnon saw through Odysseus' ruse and Odysseus tricked Achilles into revealing himself, and so, all the leaders who had promised to join, did so. Each leader brought their own troops, weapons, and ships. There was also the unbreakable promise. Where when Menelaus finally won the hand of Helen, he (and Helen's father) extracted a promise from all the other suitors that they would come to his aid should Helen be stolen again. It was on the basis of this promise that Agamemnon, acting on brother Menelaus' behalf, was able to coerce the Achaeans to join forces with him and his brother, and sail against the Asian city-state of Troy to win back Helen. Finally, we now know that the trojan war started when Prince Paris stole Helen, the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris was assisted by Aphrodite, who promised him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, as a reward for siding with her during a competition against the goddesses Hera and Athena. It ended with the greeks leaving behind a wooden horse filled with greeks. Then, at night the Greeks returned; their companions crept out of the horse and opened the city gates, and Troy was destroyed. In conclusion, the trojan war was a ten year long battle. Fought between the greeks and the trojans. Some of the major people who fought in this war were: Odysseus, Achilles, Agamemnon, Cassandra, Aeneas, and Priam. The trojan war would be a good thing to look up. If you like the