HELEN AND PARIS
Helen, considered to be the most-beautiful woman in the late-bronze-age world, was married to Menelaus, king of Sparta. Her beauty, it is said, was known far and wide.
Not bothered by the queen's marital status, Paris (also known as Alexandros, son of Priam, the elderly king of Troy) fell in love with Helen (during a diplomatic mission to Sparta). Wasting little time, Paris abducted her. (Some accounts say they eloped.)
Menelaus, later in the story, thought he should kill his wife because she had been with a prince of Troy. As he raised his sword to kill her, however, Menelaus stopped himself when he saw Helen’s great beauty.
The kidnapping of Helen (if that's what it was) was thus successful. As a result, events leading to a war between the Greeks (then called the Achaeans) and the Trojans (the people of Troy) were set in motion.
Hector (Hektor), son of Priam and the older brother of Paris, sensed the inevitable. A great warrior himself, and the father of a young son, Astyanax, he was prepared to lead his people in battle.