✨Paris challenges Menelaus to single combat to settle the conflict over Helen.
💔Helen feels conflicted about her feelings for Paris and despises him.
🔥Paris lacks honor and is motivated by pleasure and self-preservation.
💖Divine intervention interrupts the fight between Paris and Menelaus, saving Paris.
🌟Priam shows compassion towards Helen despite the trouble she has caused.
Why did Paris challenge Menelaus to single combat?
—Paris challenged Menelaus to settle the conflict over Helen in an attempt to preserve his pride and avoid further bloodshed.
How does Helen feel about Paris?
—Helen feels conflicted about her feelings for Paris. She loves him but also despises him.
What motivates Paris?
—Paris is motivated by pleasure and self-preservation rather than honor or duty.
Why was the fight between Paris and Menelaus interrupted?
—The fight between Paris and Menelaus was interrupted by divine intervention, saving Paris from harm.
How does Priam treat Helen?
—Priam shows compassion towards Helen despite the trouble she has caused and does not blame her.
00:00Book three of the Iliad introduces Paris challenging Menelaus to single combat to settle the conflict over Helen.
02:39Priam, unlike other Trojan elders, shows compassion towards Helen and does not blame her for the conflict.
01:57Helen feels conflicted about her feelings for Paris, both loving him and despising him.
00:20Paris lacks honor and is motivated by pleasure and self-preservation.
01:14Divine intervention interrupts the fight between Paris and Menelaus, saving Paris from harm.
