GRST 209 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15,19,20: Trojan War, Cicones, Odysseus

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Grew up to be the most beautiful woman. She had many suitors but chose menelaus who became king of sparta. She rejected the suitors and swore to be loyal and help menelaus. Paris the trojan prince (also know as alexander) He came to sparta while menelaus was away in crete and seduced helen and took her back to troy. In response, to get helen back and vindicate the rights of menelaus, the achaean expedition led by agamemnon, brother of menelaus, was raised against troy. In stesichorus" version, helen was kept in egypt until menelaus took her back to sparta after the trojan war and it was just a phantom that went with paris to troy. Zeus did this to reduce the population of earth. The return of the greek leaders was an epic called nostoi. After seven years, helen and menelaus return to sparta to continue their rule.

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