Hector, prince of troy, he is shown inaccurately in this movie from what the. Helen of troy is a character in homers classic epic poem, the iliad, written in the 8th century about the trojan war, imagined by the greeks to have occurred about 500 years earlier. Biography of helen of troy, cause of the trojan war. He was said to be the most handsome hero who fought against troy. His paternal grandfather was laomedon, king of troy. But helen s character is more complex than it seems. This essay will be looking at the character changes of paris of troy his cowardice.
The reaction of the 2003 movie helen of troy was good. Menelaus identity was hard to depict because his identity in the iliad was not totally. She said that only king priam and hector, his eldest son, were ever nice to her. Paris of troy was a son of priam, king of troy and his wife hecabe. In greek mythology, helen of troy also known as helen of sparta, was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. Helens twin sister, clytemnestra married menelauss brother, agamemnon of. Agamemnon was married to clytemnestra, the sister of menelaus wife, helen of troy.
When considering the many greek and roman myths that surround helen, from her childhood to her life after the trojan war, a layered and fascinating woman emerges. The abduction of beautiful helen, wife of spartan king menelaus, by paris of troy triggers a long war. The most significant flaw in the temperament of achilles is his excessive pride. Cruz, laguna english 16 mythology and short story helen of troy jane h. Heroes in the iliad certain heroic characters play major roles in the battles.
It was the 8th highestgrossing film of 2004 and currently is in the top 250 highest. Paris, youngest son of priam and also the lost son. Some may have a divine or semidivine parent, though the hero himself is still mortal and subject to death, unlike the gods. Troy made more than 73% of its revenues outside the united states. Julia louisdreyfus, jude law, and more stars at sundance 2020 share who theyd like to be played by in a movie of their lives. Helen left with paris, and furious, menelaus called upon all the former suitors. In greek mythology, helen of troy is known as the woman whose beauty sparked the trojan war. The most beauty greek woman, who is promised to menelaus, but falls in love with paris and escapes with him to troy.
The myrmidons, hector, priam, hecuba, paris also known as alexander, helen, aeneas. In this lesson, well describe helen of troy and explore homers description of her. Maryam dabo and sienna guillory in helen of troy 2003 emilia fox in. Cassandra, princess of troy and also priestess of apollo. Hektor hector prince of troy and son of priam and hekuba. Many movie critics thought the movie true to the era and the cast did an amazing job. This site from the give cast, character and crew information for films of general interest.
Helen of troy 1955 cast and crew menelaus and agamemnon lead their greek hordes against peaceful troy to recapture the kidnapped queen rossana podesta. There are many main characters in helen kellers life and many of them were her professors. However, paris is having an affair with menelaus wife, queen helen, and smuggles her aboard their homebound vessel. Helen of troy in greek mythology plot characters and conflict. She was married to king menelaus of sparta but was abducted by prince paris of troy after the goddess aphrodite promised her to him in the. These characters from the movie troy are ordered by their prominence in the film, so the most recognizable roles are at the top. Menelaus, king of sparta, betrothed to helen, seen in the movie as the. Helen of troy characters helen, obviously the title character. His maternal grandfather was sangarius the river god. Some of the characters include helen herself, her parents, anne sullivan, dr. Achilles leads his myrmidons along with the rest of the greek army invading the historical city of troy, defended by hectors trojan army. The abduction of beautiful helen, wife of spartan king menelaus, by paris of troy. Helen of troy plot characters and conflict slideshare. His portrayal of agamemnons character was constant all throughout the movie.
Meanwhile prince paris is assigned by his wise father and king of troy to travel to sparta. Achilles, agamemnon also called atrides, patroclus, odysseus, diomedes also called. He also never raped helen, though it shows this in the movie. Troy characters cast list of characters from troy ranker. He is the prince of troy, son of priam, and hectors brother. Iliad being a lengthy text, it is impossible to include every detail in a movie. Achilles was the central character and greatest warrior in homers classic tale the iliad. In the iliad certain heroic characters play major roles in the battles even though the reader knows that many more common soldiers must be involved.
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