Priam and Hecuba, king and queen of Troy, bore Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Deiphobus, and Helenus. Hecuba dreamed Paris would destroy Troy, but Priam welcomed him back.
Paris married the nymph Oenone on Mount Ida during his years as a shepherd, and she bore him a son, Corythus.
Paris carried Helen from Sparta to Troy with Aphrodite's blessing, claiming the most beautiful woman in the world as the goddess had promised, and igniting the war that would destroy his city.
Aphrodite championed Paris throughout the Trojan War, snatching him from Menelaus's grip in their duel and compelling Helen to return to his bed when she wavered.
Paris and Achilles were bitter enemies at Troy. Though Paris was the weakest Trojan prince, guided by Apollo he shot the arrow that struck Achilles's heel and killed him.
Paris judged Aphrodite more beautiful than Athena in the Judgment of Paris, earning Athena's lasting enmity against Troy throughout the Trojan War.
Hera never forgave Paris for choosing Aphrodite over her in the Judgment of Paris, and relentlessly supported the Greek cause to destroy his city of Troy.
Menelaus and Paris are mortal enemies — the cuckolded king of Sparta against the prince who stole his wife. When they met in single combat before the walls of Troy, Menelaus dragged Paris by his helmet until Aphrodite snatched her favorite away in a cloud of mist.
Philoctetes, wielding the poisoned bow of Heracles, shot Paris with an arrow that festered beyond healing, killing the prince whose own arrow had slain Achilles.
Paris loosed the arrow and Apollo guided it true, striking Achilles in his vulnerable heel at the Scaean Gates and felling the greatest of the Greek warriors before Troy.
Paris slew his own son Corythus in a jealous rage when the young man came to Troy and Helen turned her gaze upon him.
Paris chose Aphrodite as the fairest goddess in the Judgment on Mount Ida, and Aphrodite rewarded him with Helen of Sparta, the most beautiful mortal woman, tearing her from Menelaus and igniting the Trojan War.
Apollo steadied Paris's aim when the Trojan prince loosed the arrow that found the one vulnerable point on Achilles's body, bringing the mightiest of the Greeks down before the Scaean gates.
Cassandra, Paris's sister and prophetess, warned that his return to Troy would bring the city's destruction. As with all her prophecies, no one believed her.
Eris threw the golden Apple of Discord inscribed 'For the Fairest' at the wedding feast, forcing Paris to judge between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite — a choice that ignited the Trojan War.
Paris abducted Helen from Menelaus's household in Sparta, violating the sacred bond of guest-friendship. Their union in Troy sustained the ten-year war that destroyed the city.
Hermes led the three goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite to the Trojan prince Paris for the beauty contest that sparked the Trojan War.
Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, calmed the winds and prophesied doom when Paris sailed from Troy to claim Helen — foretelling the war, the burning city, and the deaths Paris would bring upon his people.
Oenone was Paris's first love on Mount Ida. He abandoned her for Helen, and when he returned mortally wounded seeking her healing gift, she refused to save him.
Priam exposed his infant son Paris on Mount Ida after Hecuba's dream foretold he would destroy Troy. Years later, Priam welcomed the grown Paris back to court, sealing Troy's fate.
Paris caused the Trojan War by abducting Helen from Sparta after Aphrodite promised her to him in the Judgment of Paris. He later killed Achilles with an arrow guided by Apollo.
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