She explains, "My parents sent me there when I was 16 to marry Menelaus." This is historically false, especially considering that her Mother Leda, was the Queen of Sparta. Menelaus, being a prince of Mycenae, was chosen to be her husband and only after marrying her did he gain the throne of Sparta. Another prominent historical inaccuracy within the film includes the fact that Hector kills Menelaus in front of both armies in order to save his brother Paris. Factually, Menelaus didn’t even die during the Trojan War and was happily reunited with Helen afterwards. This in turn questions the romance between Helen and Paris to be vastly over-dramatized as well. It delivers much speculation over the true nature of their love because there is actually very little knowledge in regards to the depth of their relationship. Helen was also portrayed as the one who choose to leave with Paris for Troy, when, historically, this is also not necessarily
She explains, "My parents sent me there when I was 16 to marry Menelaus." This is historically false, especially considering that her Mother Leda, was the Queen of Sparta. Menelaus, being a prince of Mycenae, was chosen to be her husband and only after marrying her did he gain the throne of Sparta. Another prominent historical inaccuracy within the film includes the fact that Hector kills Menelaus in front of both armies in order to save his brother Paris. Factually, Menelaus didn’t even die during the Trojan War and was happily reunited with Helen afterwards. This in turn questions the romance between Helen and Paris to be vastly over-dramatized as well. It delivers much speculation over the true nature of their love because there is actually very little knowledge in regards to the depth of their relationship. Helen was also portrayed as the one who choose to leave with Paris for Troy, when, historically, this is also not necessarily