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Although Helen is sometimes depicted as being forcibly abducted by Paris, most Ancient Greek sources, following Homer, believed that Helen fell in love with the Trojan prince, and went to Troy willingly. [51] In Homer, Helen herself says she followed Paris, [52] or that she was led to Troy by Aphrodite. [53]
The Greeks' expedition to retrieve Helen from Paris in Troy is the mythological basis of the Trojan War. According to some stories, Helen of Troy was kidnapped by Paris and group of Trojans; in others, she simply followed Paris willingly because she felt affection for him, too.
Reni, Rape of Helen, 1628-1629, Louvre, Paris. The Abduction of Helen is a 1628-1629 oil on canvas painting by Guido Reni, now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. [1]
The Abduction of Helen, c.1510 painting by Genga; The Abduction of Helen, 1628-1629 painting by Reni This page was last edited on 10 October 2024 ...
The Abduction of Helen is an Italian Renaissance mythological painting by Girolamo Genga. The painting was bought in 1898 in Rome by Wilhelm von Bode for its present location, the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 490. [1] [2]
Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta (a fact Aphrodite neglected to mention), so Paris had to raid Menelaus's house to steal Helen from him—according to some accounts, she fell in love with Paris and left willingly. The Spartans' expedition to retrieve Helen from Paris in Troy is the mythological basis of the Trojan War.
To try to save Paris, Helen attempts to surrender to Agamemnon, but Paris intervenes. Achilles charges at him, but Paris shoots Achilles in the heel. Paris is saved by Trojan soldiers but Agamemnon stabs him and he dies in Helen's arms. During Paris' funeral, the Greeks appear to sail away, leaving a huge wooden horse on the beach of Troy. The ...
According to Euripides' telling, [1] Paris only abducted a phantom of the title heroine from her husband, Menelaus, and the real Helen was taken to Egypt by the gods, where Theoclymenus attempted to marry her, but she would not consent.