Helen Flashcards
Who was helen the daughter of
Zeus and Leda
Who was she married to and why was she so desired
Menelaus
Because she was the most beautiful woman in the world
Who took Helen and why?
Paris of Troy because he was promised the hand of the most beautiful woman in the world.
What happened when Menelaus realised that Helen was missing
He gathered an army of her suitors and went to rescue her in a war that lasted 10 years
What happens in Homer’s Iliad version of the story of Helen?
She voluntarily goes to Troy and regrets her decision, blaming it on the gods
What happens in Euripides’ version of the story of Helen?
Hera was angry with Paris so took Helen and sent a replica of her to Paris. The real Helen was taken to Egypt where the local ruler Theoclymenus wanted to marry he. She hid in a sacred tomb to avoid adultery.
