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apparent. Paris had been directed by a goddess to go
to Lacedæmon; but when he was to make good her ad-
vice in combat, she left him to his fate, and he was
doomed to draw the adverse chance. From their re-
spective lines the champions advanced and
entered the lists. Moving swiftly forward,
and poising the spear over his head, Paris
hurled the missile at Menelaus. The point
struck the clanging buckler of the Greek and fell back
blunted to the ground.

The fate of
Helen hangs
on the cast of
a spear.

Then Menelaus invoking celestial aid, approached his
antagonist in turn and cast his spear. It pierced the
shield of Paris, and striking his corselet glanced down-
wards and slightly wounded the thigh. Before Paris
could fairly recover himself, Menelaus was upon him,
sword in hand, and dealt him a staggering blow on the
helmet which shivered the blade. With a horrible im-
precation, Menelaus seized the crest of his opponent's
helmet, and dashing him to the ground would have
dragged him into the Greek camp and dispatched him
if Aphrodité had not tardily come to his aid. The thong
which bound the helmet opportunely burst. Blinded
with dust and gore, Paris sprang to his feet,
threw an ineffectual dart at Menelaus and
took refuge in the Trojan lines; he then
sought concealment for his mortification in his palace
and in the arms of Helen, who, even while upbraiding
him for his weakness, was still unable to resist the in-
fluence of his personal attractions.

Result of the
combat.

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Publication Information: Book Title: Troy: Its Legend, History and Literature. Contributors: S. G. W. Benjamin - author. Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1880. Page Number: 41.
    
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