Paris in The Trojan Women

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Paris in *The Trojan Women* is the Trojan prince whose abduction of Helen helps precipitate the Trojan War and whose fate underscores the tragedy engulfing Troy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
mythological character
appearsIn The Trojan Women
Trojan Women (play)
appearsInWorkBy Euripides
associatedWithDeity Aphrodite
Athena
Hera
associatedWithEvent Trojan War
abduction of Helen
associatedWithPlace Mount Ida
basedOn Paris (mythology)
causeOf conflict between Greeks and Trojans
culture Ancient Greek mythology
deathCause wounds inflicted by Philoctetes
familyName Priamides
father Priam
gender male
hasRoleInNarrative catalyst of the Trojan War
symbol of Troy’s downfall
knownFor bringing Helen to Troy
choosing Aphrodite in the Judgment of Paris
languageOfWork Ancient Greek
lover Helen of Troy
mother Hecuba
narrativeFunction embodiment of the personal choices that lead to collective catastrophe
nationality Trojan
portrayedAs cause of Troy’s suffering
figure of tragic destiny
relatedWork Cypria
Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad

The Judgment of Paris myth
religion Ancient Greek religion
settingOfLife Troy
sibling Cassandra
Deiphobus
Hector
Polyxena
spouse Helen of Troy
themeConnection collapse of a city
consequences of desire
responsibility for war
timePeriodOfFictionalExistence mythical age of heroes
weapon bow and arrows

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Helen of Troy in The Trojan Women linkedTo Paris in The Trojan Women