Helen, King Menelaud and Paris?

Question

can ne one write me a short paragraph or longer about Helen, King Menelaus and Paris..oh yea n have u ever heard of Cassandra the Fortune Teller? I cant find her on the web if u get a link can u send it to me. thx.

Answer 1

I just wrote a report about the Trojan war. I didn't discuss Cassandra very much, but basically, she was one of a set a ferternal twins, (i cant remember the boys name) who were gifted with being able to see the future, though she was cursed so that no matter how much she warned people about what would happen, they wouldnt believe her

any way here is my essay, its kinda of long...
February 15, 2007
The Iliad is the ultimate war story about the destruction of the city Troy during the Trojan War. It is a legend about a war that was started over the most beautiful woman in the world and was fueled by the gods. The Story of the Trojan War has many inner-working subplots that have romance, drama, and action. Remember – all’s fair in love and war…
Many events took place before the Trojan War. Troy was built by the gods Apollo and Poseidon. King Priam of Troy and his wife had a son named Paris. It was prophesized that if he was not killed at birth, he would cause the destruction of Troy. The baby was taken out to be killed but was rescued by shepherds on Mount Ida. He grew up away from the city never knowing of his royal background until he returned to Troy as a young man to compete in the athletic games; he was recognized as the son of King Priam and was returned to the palace.
Thetis was a sea nymph who Zeus and Poseidon were interested in, until they learned of an ancient prophecy that warned that any son of Thetis would become greater than his father. in Zeus' case, this son would likely one day rule Olympus. That greatly lessened both gods' romantic quest for the sea nymph. Zeus decided it was best to quickly marry Thetis off to a mortal king named Peleus. All the gods and goddess were invited to the wedding, except Eris, the goddess of strife. Eris attended anyway, bringing a golden apple, on which was inscribed “For the Fairest.” All the goddesses fought over the apple but in the end it was down to three: Hera (Zeus’ wife), Aphrodite (Zeus’ daughter), and Athena (Zeus’ daughter). Zeus refused to choose between his wife and his two daughters, so he assigned the undesirable duty of choosing to Paris of Troy. “Each goddess offered to reward him if he chose her. Athena offered to make him become a great hero; Hera offered to make him ruler of the most powerful kingdom; while Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world in marriage: Helen of Sparta.” (http://www.timelessmyths.com, 1999)
Helen was the most beautiful woman in the entire world; Paris would do anything to get her, even though she was married to the King of Sparta, Menelaus. So Paris set sail to Sparta when Menelaus was away. Helen fell in love with Paris and the two lovers went back to Troy with many of the treasures of Sparta. The Spartans went after Helen and Paris but couldn’t catch them, so they send the cunning King of Ithica Odysseus, to Troy to negotiate the return of Helen. When the Trojans refused, the Spartans prepare for war, sending troops, supplies and ships to aid in retrieving Helen. Menelaus learns that Troy cannot fall unless both Achilles and Odysseus fight for the Greeks. Odysseus did not want to go to war. He had a new wife and baby, and had learned that though the war would only last ten years, he would not return home for twenty. When it came time for him to be recruited he pretended to be insane. He was later found to be sound, and had no choice but to join the army. Thetis knew her son Achilles would either live a short, glorious life, or a long life in obscurity; she was determined her son would live a long life. She sent him to Lycomedes, in Scyrus, dressed as a girl. When it came time for him to be recruited for the war, Odysseus thought up a plan to figure out which “girl” Achilles was. He presented many gifts to the ladies of Lycomedes’ Court, including dresses, perfumes, and jewelry, spears, and swords. On a prearranged signal, a war horn was blown and the palace was attacked. While all the women fled, Achilles grabbed one of the weapons and began to fight, thus revealing himself to the Greek generals. Achilles then eagerly joined the army. The Greeks faced many problems on the way to Troy; they got lost, attacked the wrong cities and people, offended the gods, and had to sacrifice a general’s daughter.
The Iliad tells of the events that occurred in the last year of the Trojan War. The Trojans and the Greeks have continued to fight for nine years, with no distinct group winning. The Greeks soon realized that they would never win the war if neighboring kingdoms kept aiding Troy, so they destroyed these kingdoms. After a disagreement over a woman, Achilles withdrew from the war. As soon as Achilles stopped fighting for the Greeks, they suffered great losses in battle. Soon the Greeks and the Trojans come to an agreement that the war will be settled by a battle between Helen’s two husbands - Menelaus and Paris. Menelaus is a better fighter and almost kills Paris, but Aphrodite suddenly swoops down and saves Paris. Peace is still kept because it is agreed by both sides that Menelaus is seen as the winner. Zeus sends his daughter Athena to break the peace by convincing a Trojan soldier to shoot an arrow at Menelaus, causing the Greeks to believe that the war is to continue. Hector, the greatest Trojan hero is able to set one of the Greek ships on fire. When Achilles, who is still upset about a disagreement over a woman, sees this, he sends his best friend Patroclus wearing his own armor to lead his armies to save the ship, but his pride stops him from actually joining the fight. When the Trojans see Patroclus in Achilles armor they think it is Achilles return to battle. Patroclus is killed by Hector. When Achilles learns that his pride cost him his friend’s life, he joins back into the war to avenge his friend’s death. Achilles returns to the battle field determined to kill Hector. Hector bravely fought against Achilles but was no match for the grief –stricken Greek and the goddess Athena. He begged that his body be returned to Troy, but Achilles just dragged Hector’s lifeless body through the dirt, disgracing the Trojan hero and the city of Troy. With the Help of the god Hermes, Hector’s father King Priam goes to beg for the body of his son. Achilles treated Priam with great respect, giving him his son’s body, and giving Troy a twelve day rest period so that Hector could be buried. Achilles knew that his time to die was coming soon, yet he continued to fight. Achilles is killed when he is shot in the heel, his one vulnerable spot to weapons, by Paris who is assisted by the archer god Apollo.
The war is close to ending. Odysseus comes up with a plan to get inside the wall of Troy. The Greeks build a giant wooden horse that Odysseus and a few other soldiers can hide inside. The rest set sail off the coast of Troy to look as though they give up. The horse is taken to the gates of the walls of Troy, to look like a peace offering. The Trojans, thinking they have won the war wheel the giant horse into the city and celebrate. After everyone in the city has retired for the night, Odysseus and his men climb out of the horse and allow the entire Greek army into the sleeping city, where they slaughter almost everyone in the city, and take some women as slaves.
The story of the Trojan War was enjoyed when it was told in eighth century B.C. and is still enjoyed by people today. Many lessons can be seen in this epic, for example; pride can hurt the people you love, you should honor your enemies, and things are not always as they seem. These lessons were important then, and they are still relevant today.








Bibliography

Joe, Jimmy. ”Trojan War.” February 11, 2007.
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Johnston, Ian. “The Legend of the Trojan War.” February 11, 2007.

Well i hope this helped!

Answer 2

Actually, it's King Menelaus. Cassandra was Paris's younger sister, who was granted the ability to see into the future by Apollo, but when she refused his love he cursed her so that her predictions would never be believed.

As for the story, Aphrodite bribed Paris (for what, I won't go into), saying that if he did what she wanted, she'd give him the love of the most beautiful woman on earth. Unfortunately, that woman (Helen) was already married to King Menelaus. So Paris took her to Troy, Menelaus declared war, and Troy was destroyed by the Greeks (which Cassandra predicted, but no one believed her anyway).

But couldn't you have just Googled that?

Answer 3

The story of Helen of Troy is one of the most interesting stories in mythology. I recommend you do a tiny bit of research - just go to Wikipedia - you'll learn so much and it really is a cool story!
Never heard of Cassandra.