
Episode 9: Glittering Bronze Men (Homer's Iliad, Books 1-8)
Literature and History
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Hector and Menelaus Fought in a Duel
Trojan prince Paris demanded that his best warrior face Menelaus, Helen's former husband. The Spartan king was thrilled at the possibility of a duel after all these years. Everyone stood to win - everyone except for Helen. A divine messenger summoned her to ascend the walls of Troy. There she joined her king, another character, and perhaps the last major character you have yet to meet. Old Priam, sometimes Priam, was the father of Hector, Paris, and many, many, many other children.
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