Paris, Prince of Troy, is blown off-course and lands his ship at Sparta - home of Menelaus and ... he knows it will mean war…and that he will be 'in it up to my neck'. See Resources below ...

Menelaus is the king of Sparta and temporarily departs ... hidden inside under the walls of Troy, pretending to be dedicated to the gods and ending the war. Falling for the trap, the Trojans ...

Helen married King Menelaus of Sparta, then ran off with Paris from Troy, precipitating the 10-year Trojan War as a Greek alliance fought to get Helen back. In her first book of poems ...

Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to sail to Troy to take Helen back. The war lasts for 10 long years, during which time the main ...