Helen of Troy

Aim
• To explain the importance of Helen of Troy in ancient

Greek mythology.
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I can explain ipsum dolor
the significance of sit amet,
Helen of consectetur adipiscing elit.
Troy in Greek
• mythology.
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explain the main details of the Trojan War.
Who Will We Meet?
One of Helen’s suitors,

A beautiful Spartan Helen’s husband known for his intelligence
King of the Gods!
princess Men-a-lay-us Oh-dy-see-us
Helen Zeus Menelaus Odysseus
Menelaus’ brother and

The goddess of love! Clytemnestra’s husband A Trojan prince who falls
Afro-die-tee Aga-mem-non in love with Helen
Aphrodite Agamemnon Paris

Who Was Helen of Troy?
An important character in Greek mythology,
Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and the
Queen of Sparta, Leda.
Helen lived in Sparta, a Greek city state

famous for it’s warriors, with her sister
Clytemnestra and her brothers, Castor and
Pollux.
#Sparta
Helen’s Marriage
Helen was considered the most beautiful woman in the world and she had
many suitors. The King of Sparta, Tyndareus, gathered all the eligible
men to compete for Helen’s hand in marriage
Odysseus knew he had little chance of winning but

suggested that the King should make all the men
promise to protect Helen’s marriage.
Why do you think

Discuss it Odysseus made this
suggestion?
After they agreed to this, they took part in a sporting

contest which Agamemnon, representing Menelaus,
won. Menelaus and Helen were married and would
later become rulers of Sparta.
#cunningplan
The Judgement of Paris
Helen and Menelaus ruled Sparta for over ten years.
Paris, the prince of Troy, In the meantime, Hera,

heard about Helen and Aphrodite and Athena,
proclaimed her the most argued over which of them
beautiful woman in was the most beautiful
Greece. goddess.
Zeus, in an attempt to settle the argument, For her bribe Aphrodite promised him the
called on Paris to decide for them. Paris hand of the most beautiful woman in the
said he would choose whoever offered the world.
best bribe.
So, Paris chose Aphrodite.
Use the Internet to find out who

described Helen as “The face that
launched a thousand ships” and why.
Find it
#thefairestofthemall
Helen Sails to Troy
Paris went to Sparta to find Helen. When he arrived there, Aphrodite kept
her promise and Helen instantly fell in love with him.
Together, they sailed from Sparta to Troy where they were married.
When Menelaus realised what had happened, he called on all the

men who had sworn to protect Helen’s marriage to him.
What do you think happened

when King Menelaus told the
other men to fulfil their
promise?
Think About it
#sailaway
The Trojan War
Menelaus travelled to Troy with Odysseus (the clever man
who suggested the oath) to try and persuade Paris’ father,
King Priam, to send Helen back to Greece with them.
Many men were killed on both sides

including Paris’ brother, Hector, and
Paris himself.
How do you think Helen felt

about what she had done during
Discuss it the Trojan War?
#lookwhatHelendid
The Trojan Horse
When the Trojans wheeled the horse through the city gates, they celebrated their victory.
However, that night, the Greeks broke out of the horse and attacked Troy.
The Greeks had never managed to break through the

walls of Troy. Odysseus designed a huge wooden
horse to be a gift for the Trojans.
The horse was big enough for the best

warriors to hide inside and just one man
remained outside to make the Trojans think
the Greeks had sailed away and abandoned
him.
Cassandra, a soothsayer, warned her

father, Priam, that the horse would be
the downfall of Troy and a high priest
also believed it to be a trick warning,
“I fear Greeks, even those bearing gifts”,
but both were ignored.
#itsatrick
The End of the War
When the Trojans wheeled the horse through the city gates,
they celebrated their victory. However, that night, the Greeks
broke out of the horse and attacked Troy.
Menelaus eventually found Helen but when he saw her, he

couldn’t bring himself to kill her as he had planned to.
Instead, Helen returned to Sparta with Menelaus. Some stories

say they lived happily together again, whilst others say she was
taken to Mount Olympus and others still that she received a
death sentence when she arrived back in Greece.
#nobodyreallyknows
What Can You Remember?
Can you put the details to these hashtags?
1 #Sparta’sprincess
.
2. #cunningplan
3. #thefairestofthemall
4. #sailaway
5. #lookwhatHelendid
6. #it’satrick
7. #nobodyreallyknows
Glossary
Bribe – to persuade someone by offering them a gift or reward dishonestly.
Eligible – somebody suitable for marriage.
Soothsayer – somebody able to see into the future.
Suitor – someone hoping to marry a person.

Aim
• To explain the importance of Helen of Troy in ancient
Greek mythology.
Success
Success Criteria
Criteria
•• Statement 1 Lorem
I can explain ipsum dolor
the significance of sit amet,
Helen of consectetur adipiscing elit.
Troy in Greek
• mythology.
Statement 2
• Sub
• I can statement
explain the main details of the Trojan War.

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Aim

• To explain the importance of Helen of Troy in ancient

One of Helen’s suitors,

Helen Zeus Menelaus Odysseus

Menelaus’ brother and

Aphrodite Agamemnon Paris

Helen lived in Sparta, a Greek city state

Odysseus knew he had little chance of winning but

Why do you think

After they agreed to this, they took part in a sporting

Paris, the prince of Troy, In the meantime, Hera,

Use the Internet to find out who

When Menelaus realised what had happened, he called on all the

What do you think happened

Many men were killed on both sides

How do you think Helen felt

The Greeks had never managed to break through the

The horse was big enough for the best

Cassandra, a soothsayer, warned her

Menelaus eventually found Helen but when he saw her, he

Instead, Helen returned to Sparta with Menelaus. Some stories

Eligible – somebody suitable for marriage.

Soothsayer – somebody able to see into the future.

Suitor – someone hoping to marry a person.

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