Bulfinch’s Mythology · Character

Paris

Trojan prince who abducted Helen, sparking the Trojan War.

minor

Also known as Helen, the nymph Oenone

First appearance: i introduction

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Trojan prince who abducts Helen, sparking the war; judges the beauty contest among goddesses.

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In XXVII: The Trojan War: Trojan prince who abducts Helen, sparking the war; judges the beauty contest among goddesses. Later, in The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra: Kills Achilles with a…

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Greek and Trojan Heroes
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Arthurian and Romance Knights

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XXVII: The Trojan War
Trojan prince who abducts Helen, sparking the war; judges the beauty contest among goddesses.
The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra
Kills Achilles with a poisoned arrow; later wounded by Philoctetes and dies after being refused healing by the nymph Oenone.
The Fall of Troy—Return of the Greeks—Orestes and Electra
Reconciled with Menelaus after Troy's fall; aids the Greeks secretly and returns with Menelaus to Sparta.
The Fall of Troy
Kills Achilles with a poisoned arrow; later wounded by Philoctetes and dies after being refused aid by Oenone.
Menelaus and Helen
The fair but guilty cause of the Trojan War; reconciles with Menelaus and aids the Greeks secretly.
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Son of Priam and Hecuba, who eloped with Helen.
Endnotes
Referenced in the story of Oenone and his return wounded.

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