The cause of war is Helen’s elopement from the Spartan court with Paris, a Trojan prince. Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to ...

return Helen immediately or face war. Menelaus returns to find that Helen has gone to Troy with Paris. It turns out that when Menelaus married Helen her father insisted that all her other suitors ...

Nowadays, few people know that Hermione is a character in Homer's Odyssey. But what is her significance and role in Greek ...

The Trojan War and its events provide the background ... which at the time was ruled by King Menelaus. Menelaus’ wife Helen was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

Hecuba is upset with Helen over her role with the war. Helen would change sides based on who might be winning. Hecuba offered to help Helen escape Troy but to no avail. Troy has fallen.