Enraged upon the discovery, Menelaus goes to his brother demanding revenge, and Agamemnon seizes the opportunity to bring war to Troy, setting the stage for one of the greatest wars in human history.

Menelaus, however, nips this idea in the bud, demanding that Agamemnon live up to his duty as a Greek general. He wants his adulterous wife back, no matter if it costs Agamemnon his stainless ...

Subsequently, Menelaus recruits his brother King Agamemnon of Mycenae - and, through him, many of the great heroes of Greece - to launch an attack on Troy.

Agamemnon was more than happy to invade the territory of the Dardanelles Strait. Paris fled to Troy and sought the protection of his father, King Priam, and brother, Hector.

An Old Soldier remembers the ten-year war at Troy and the events which led up to it: Paris, Helen, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Priam, Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Cassandra, Odysseus…and the wooden horse.

NEW DELHI: Change a few details and the Bush war against Iraq is almost the story of The Illiad, say political pundits.

HELEN. Achilles. Agamemnon. They’re names which date from the dawn of civilisation. Now the lost capital of Mycenean Sparta is emerging from the rubble of myth and history.