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Tyndareus’ wife Leda was seduced by Zeus, who disguised himself as a swan. She laid two eggs, each producing two children; Castor and Pollux , and Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra . When Thyestes seized control in Mycenae , two exiled princes, Agamemnon and Menelaus came to Sparta , where they were received as guests and lived for a number of ...
Dio Chrysostom gives a completely different account of the story, questioning Homer's credibility: after Agamemnon had married Helen's sister, Clytemnestra, Tyndareus sought Helen's hand for Menelaus for political reasons. However, Helen was sought by many suitors, who came from far and near, among them Paris who surpassed all the others and ...
Tyndareus was afraid to select a husband for his daughter, or send any of the suitors away, for fear of offending them and giving grounds for a quarrel. Odysseus was one of the suitors, but had brought no gifts because he believed he had little chance to win the contest.
Amphitryon (Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian fox; his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles; Antilochus (Ἀντίλοχος), Son of Nestor sacrificed himself to save his father in the Trojan War along with other deeds of valor; Bellerophon (Βελλεροφῶν), hero who slew the Chimera
Joe Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter, in 1966. The couple had three children together before Neilia and daughter Naomi's unexpected deaths in 1972. Joe Biden's First Wife Died 51 Years ...
Dr. Thomas O’Brien and his wife Ruth Reardon O’Brien, the parents of late night comedian Conan O’Brien, have died three days apart. Thomas was 95 and Ruth was 92. Thomas died on Monday, Dec ...
Menelaus was a descendant of Pelops son of Tantalus. [3] He was the younger brother of Agamemnon, and the husband of Helen of Troy.According to the usual version of the story, followed by the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Agamemnon and Menelaus were the sons of Atreus, king of Mycenae, and Aerope, daughter of the Cretan king Catreus. [4]
The wife of a Texas news anchor who died suddenly is thanking those who have shown their support after her husband’s death. Kris Radcliffe “died unexpectedly” at the age of 51 on Wednesday ...