Dec 8, 2022 · Euripides (ca. 480–406/405 BCE): Helen is a character in three of Euripides’ tragedies: the Trojan Women, where she is captured by Menelaus and put on trial after the sack of Troy; Helen, where she is presented as having spent the Trojan War in Egypt while a phantom created in her image (an eidōlon) went with Paris to Troy; and Orestes ...

Jul 13, 2023 · They demanded that Helen be returned; when these orders were dismissed, they sailed to Troy with a huge army to get her back by force. Though Hector disapproved of Paris’ actions, he took it upon himself (as the greatest warrior in Troy) to lead his city against the invading Greeks. Hector distinguished himself in the Trojan War right away.

Jul 31, 2023 · Achilles has also been portrayed in film and television. In the 2004 film Troy, Achilles was played by Brad Pitt. More recently, David Gyasi played Achilles in the 2018 television series Troy: Fall of a City. Achilles also appears in Eric Shanower’s Age of Bronze (1998–), an ongoing graphic novel series that retells the myth of the Trojan War.

Jul 12, 2023 · In television, Agamemnon has been portrayed by Yorgo Voyagis in The Odyssey (1997), Rufus Sewell in Helen of Troy (2003), and Johnny Harris in Troy: Fall of a City (2018). Finally, Agamemnon has been featured in other media, such as the video game Total War Saga: Troy (2020). Most modern adaptations of Agamemnon represent the character unfavorably.

Jul 12, 2023 · Menelaus initially wanted to kill Helen for her betrayal, and many literary and artistic sources represent him on the verge of doing so, drawn sword in hand. But one glimpse of Helen’s infamous beauty was enough to weaken his resolve. Menelaus dropped his sword and returned to Greece with Helen as his wife.

May 16, 2023 · Theseus also features in the miniseries Helen of Troy (2003), in which he kidnaps Helen with his friend Pirithous. The myths of Theseus are also retold in many modern books and novels. Mary Renault’s critically acclaimed The King Must Die (1958) is a historicized retelling of Theseus’ early life and his battle with the Minotaur; its sequel ...

Apr 28, 2023 · In film, these include Kirk Douglas in the Italian Ulysses (1955), John Drew Barrymore in The Trojan Horse (1961), and Sean Bean in Troy (2004). In television, Odysseus has been portrayed by John D’Aquino in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), Armand Assante in The Odyssey (1997), and Joseph Mawle in Troy: Fall of a City (2018).

Aug 18, 2023 · Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae. She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and …

Feb 9, 2023 · During the sack of Troy, Cassandra was raped by “Lesser” Ajax. Agamemnon later claimed her as his concubine and brought her back to Mycenae, where his wife Clytemnestra murdered them both. Cassandra was popular in ancient literature and art. Today as in antiquity she remains the archetypal prophet of doom whose warnings go tragically ignored.

Mar 8, 2023 · Thetis did as Achilles asked and Zeus agreed to help. Jupiter and Thetis by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1811) Musée Granet, Aix Public Domain. Soon afterwards, Achilles' best friend Patroclus went into battle wearing Achilles’ armor and was killed by Hector, the crown prince of Troy and the greatest of the Trojan heroes. Achilles was ...