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}}'''Helen''', also known as '''Helen of Troy''', was the wife of the [[Greek]] king [[Menelaus]]. | }}'''Helen''', also known as '''Helen of Troy''', was the wife of the [[Greek]] king [[Menelaus]]. In Grecian myth, she was the daughter of [[Zeus]], though later accounts made her mortal. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Squire's Crystal (novel)|The Squire's Crystal]]'') | ||
==Biography== | == Biography == | ||
Helen was captured by the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Paris (The Myth Makers)|Paris]]. Menelaus challenged him to a duel, but Paris refused. The Greek army, under Menelaus' brother [[Agamemnon]], began a war with Troy over Helen. | Helen was captured by the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Paris (The Myth Makers)|Paris]]. Menelaus challenged him to a duel, but Paris refused. The Greek army, under Menelaus' brother [[Agamemnon]], began a war with Troy over Helen. | ||
