aredhels: mythology family ♥︎ helen of troy for @helenstroy in greek legend, helen of troy wa
aredhels: mythology family ♥︎ helen of troy for @helenstroy in greek legend, helen of troy was the most beautiful woman of greece and the indirect cause of the trojan war. she was daughter of zeus, either by leda or by nemesis. she was also the sister of clytemnestra, who married agamemnon. her suitors came from all parts of greece, and from among them she chose menelaus, agamemnon’s younger brother. during an absence of menelaus, however, helen fled to troy with paris, son of the trojan king priam; when paris was slain, she married his brother deiphobus, whom she betrayed to menelaus when troy was subsequently captured. menelaus and she then returned to sparta, where they lived happily until their deaths. want to join? -- source link
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