What is the famous line of Helen of Troy?
“I respect and reverence you, dear father-in-law, I wish I had chosen death rather than following your son, leaving behind my bridal chamber, my beloved daughter, my dear childhood friends and my kin. But I did not, and I pine away in sorrow.”
What was the tagline for the film Troy?
If you go to Troy, glory will be yours.
What did Helen say when she was alone with Menelaus?
You used to boast you were a better man than Menelaus, beloved of Ares, a finer spearman, and with a stronger arm. Go back, then, and challenge him, man to man. But my advice would be to stay here, not fight hand to hand with red-haired Menelaus, nor taunt him rashly, lest his spear conquers you. ”
Whose love does Hector say is more important than the love of Helen?
Whose love does Hector say is more important than the love of Helen? Love for his country & his father. What two nations are fighting in the Trojan War?
Why does Achilles say the gods envy us?
They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
Was Helen raped in The Iliad?
Helen, we learn, is the product of a violent rape. Her mother Leda does her best to protect Helen from the secret of Zeus’ rape of her (in the guise of a swan) and from the prying eyes of the public. Before long she uncovers the secrets of her birth and the dark prophecies about herself and her sister Clytemnestra.
What does Helen say to Paris?
The goddess has to resort to threats to get Helen to go to Paris. Helen then insults Paris: “So, home from the wars! / Oh would to god you’d died there, brought down / by that great soldier, my husband long ago” (3.499-501): kind of a turn-off, one would think.
Why does Helen fall in love with Paris?
Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta (a fact Aphrodite neglected to mention), so Paris had to raid Menelaus’s house to steal Helen from him—according to some accounts, she fell in love with Paris and left willingly.
What do all men want Troy?
Achilles : I want what all men want, I just want it more. You don’t need to fear me, girl. You’re the only Trojan who can say that. Hector : Fight me!
Were more beautiful because were doomed?
Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”