![]() ![]() Louvre.Īphrodite came to Paris’ aid by breaking the helmet strap around his neck. Side A from an Attic red-figure kylix, c. Menelaus pursues Paris as Aphrodite and Artemis watch on. ![]() Both men, when they threw their spears hit the other’s shield but without causing injury Menelaus’ sword, upon hitting Paris’ helmet, broke in his hands so then, holding the helmet’s crest, Menelaus began to drag Paris towards the Greeks. ![]() Menelaus and Paris faced each other in full armour. ![]() Both sides prayed for their warrior to win and for peace to follow. He asked her the names of the various Greek warriors he could see and she supplied them along with some information about each: Agamemnon, Odysseus, Ajax and Idomeneus.Īfter Priam and Agamemnon had made the sacrifices and sworn oaths as to the terms for the winner and loser, Priam returned to Troy while Hector, for the Trojans, and Odysseus, for the Greeks, measured out the area for the duel and placed lots in a bronze helmet as to who would throw his spear first. Helen, feeling homesick for Sparta and her family there, went to the Scaean Gate on the walls of Troy where Priam welcomed her, saying he did not hold her responsible for the war. In disguise as her sister-in-law, Laodice, Iris told Helen about the duel that was about to take place. Helen of Troy and King Priam watch Paris and Menelaus fight for her sake. ![]()
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