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A Cercado

1. What description was given to Helen? How this is related to the main reason of Trojan
War came to be?
2. Was Helen of troy was worthy of Trojan War?

She was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. The legendary beauty
of Helen attracted men from afar and also those close to home who saw her as a means to
the Spartan throne. The first likely mate of Helen was Theseus, hero of Athens, who kidnapped
Helen when she was still young. Later Menelaus, brother of the Mycenaean King Agamemnon,
married Helen. Agamemnon married the sister of Helen, Clytemnestra, and became king of
Mycenae after expelling his uncle. Of course, the most famous mate of Helen was Paris of Troy,
but he wasn't the last one. Whether or not there was love between Menelaus and Helen is
unclear. In the end, they may have been reconciled, but meanwhile, when Paris came to the
Spartan court of Menelaus as a guest, he may have aroused unaccustomed desire in Helen,
Menelaus received and extended hospitality to Paris. Then, when Menelaus discovered that
Paris had taken off for Troy with Helen and other prized possessions Helen may have
considered part of her dowry, he was enraged at this violation of the laws of hospitality.
Before Menelaus won out in the bid for Helen, all the leading princes and unmarried kings of
Greece had sought to marry Helen. Before Menelaus married Helen, Helen's earthly father
Tyndale’s extracted an oath from these, the Achaean leaders, that should anyone try to kidnap
Helen again, they would all bring their troops to win back Helen for her rightful husband. When
Paris took Helen to Troy, Agamemnon gathered together these Achaean leaders and made
them honor their promise. That was the beginning of the Trojan War.

Yes, on one side Helen was the direct cause of Trojan War, where many kings and Prince
tried to ask her love, when King Priam asked Helen if he really love king Paris Helen answered
him “with all my heart” and I think If Helen didn’t fight her love for Paris and think the security
of Troy, it seems that Trojan War will not happen. king Menelaus and Prince Paris fought a
single match for her and king Menelaus won the battle so Helen was forced to live with king
Menelaus.

But on the other side as I see, with or without Helen Trojan War will still exist, since City
of Troy is very rich and powerful. The presumptive kidnapping of Helen can be seen merely an
excuse to launch the pre-ordained War for control of land, profit and treasures.