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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
A great-granddaughter of [[Perseus]] and [[Andromeda]] through their daughter [[Gorgophone]], Helen was also related to the twins [[Kastor and Polydeukes]], and [[Klytaimnestra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Test of Courage]]</ref> She was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world, but as part of the machinations of [[Aphrodite]], she either eloped with, or was abducted by, the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]], returning with him to Troy.<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref> This became the ''casus belli'' for the Greek city-states to rally under Menelaus' brother King [[Agamemnon]] of [[Argos]] and launch a brutal invasion of Troy which would ultimately result in its destruction after a decade of bloodshed. | A great-granddaughter of [[Perseus]] and [[Andromeda]] through their daughter [[Gorgophone]], Helen was also related to the twins [[Kastor and Polydeukes]], and [[Klytaimnestra]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Test of Courage]]</ref> She was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world, but as part of the machinations of [[Aphrodite]], she either eloped with, or was abducted by, the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]], returning with him to Troy.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> This became the ''casus belli'' for the Greek city-states to rally under Menelaus' brother King [[Agamemnon]] of [[Argos]] and launch a brutal invasion of Troy which would ultimately result in its destruction after a decade of bloodshed. | ||
The [[Menelaion]] in [[Lakonia]] was a shrine dedicated to her and Menelaus.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Menelaion]]</ref> | The [[Menelaion]] in [[Lakonia]] was a shrine dedicated to her and Menelaus.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Lakonia|Lakonia: Menelaion]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:46, 22 September 2026
Helen of Troy, also known as Helen of Sparta, was the queen consort of King Menelaus of Sparta and the catalyst of the Trojan War according to Greek mythology.
Biography[edit | edit source]
A great-granddaughter of Perseus and Andromeda through their daughter Gorgophone, Helen was also related to the twins Kastor and Polydeukes, and Klytaimnestra.[1] She was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world, but as part of the machinations of Aphrodite, she either eloped with, or was abducted by, the Trojan prince Paris, returning with him to Troy.[2] This became the casus belli for the Greek city-states to rally under Menelaus' brother King Agamemnon of Argos and launch a brutal invasion of Troy which would ultimately result in its destruction after a decade of bloodshed.
The Menelaion in Lakonia was a shrine dedicated to her and Menelaus.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Helen is a Greek name whose etymology is uncertain, but which has been suggested to be related to the Greek word Σελήνη (Selḗnē), meaning 'moon', and thus Helen would have the sense of 'shining (brightly)'.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]