The Trojan War Finally Explained

Since Paris had chosen Aphrodite as the recipient of the apple, Aphrodite now had to deliver the prize of Helen to Paris.Helen, of course, had no idea that she was part of such a wager, and at the time, she was happily minding her own business being married to Menelaus.

Since Paris had chosen Aphrodite as the recipient of the apple, Aphrodite now had to deliver the prize of Helen to Paris. Helen, of course, had no idea that she was part of such a wager, and at the time, she was happily minding her own business being married to Menelaus

According to The Guardian, when Paris arrived in Sparta to claim Helen as his wife, Aphrodite came with him and whispered sweet nothings into Helen's ear, filling her with desire for Paris. Some consider Helen to be a passive figure, merely whisked away by Paris' libido, while others consider her flight an active betrayal of Menelaus. But Helen's motivations are ambiguous, and depending on the story, her level of participation varies, even up to the fall of Troy.

When Paris returned to Troy with Helen, his parents berated him, but he cared little now that he had the most beautiful woman in the world in his grasp. Despite the fact that Helen of Sparta may not have been real, according to the BBC, from the moment that Homer told her story, she has enthralled readers and writers alike, finding frequent representation in verbal as well as visual art. 

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