CLAS 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Clytemnestra, Mycenae, Argos
23 May 2016
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Hera, athena, aphrodite; wanted to decide which one was the best (most beautiful) Judgement of paris (prince of troy) - give golden apple to beautiful one. Thetis and peleus gave birth to achilles. Paris fell in love with helen and took her away. Helen daughter of leda - queen of sparta. Leda had relation with zeus as a swan. Tyndareus had a difficult time choosing husband bc everyone would fight for her; he made suitors swear they would accept his choice and protect the couple. Paris visited sparta and fell in love with helen with the help of aphrodite. He took helen with him - he was a guest and took all her belongings; bad ): When first arrived in troy; they did not want to take her in, eventually they took her in and in return was guilty of the crime. Chryseis (daughter of chryses, priest of apollo(
