#menelaus x paris

[bugbear55]

WOOOOOOO

[restlesskeychains]

The perfect menelaus x paris song is meant to be by my guy bbnomula

[maggie44paint]

Uhhh so I made Menelaus/Helen Iliad Swap AU-

Or as I like to call it Malewife Menelaus AU

Basically everything is the same but Paris kidnaps Menelaus instead of Helen and Helen goes to war to get her husband back!

Nobody dies in the end and they all end up in poly relationship

[firstknightvulion]

Is it any surprise I like me some Greek Mythology?

I hate the modern depictions of Helen/Paris/Menelaus.

Menelaus was a nice guy, Helen was manipulated by Aphrodite and Paris is…Paris. Fuck that guy. Not literally, he doesn’t deserve it.

The Iliad be like:

Paris: Any advice for your dear husband as he goes out to duel?

Helen turns to Paris. She is wearing ‘Team Menelaus’ hat, a ‘I love my real husband shirt’ and her right hand is covered by a ‘Menelaus #1’ giant, foam hand.

Helen: Die. Preferably, screaming.

Paris watches Helen stand atop the walls. She raises her shirt, flashing her boobs in Menelaus’ direction. On them is written ‘Kick His Ass, Baby’.

The entire Greek army stares. Except Odysseus. Menelaus gives them the death glare. The entire Greek army awkwardly looks away. Except Odysseus.

I also love the idea of Odysseus and Menelaus being Ancient Greek Wifeguys.

Odysseus walks into Menelaus’ tent. Menelaus looks up hopefully.

Menelaus: *hopefully* Wife?

Odysseus: *shaking his head* Not wife.

Menelaus: *sadly* Miss wife.

Odysseus: *sadly* Miss wife too.

Several hours and jugs of wine later…

Agamemnon steps into the tent.

Odysseus and Menelaus: *drunk and crying hysterically* Want wife!!!

Agamemnon backs out of the tent.

I also also feel like Helen may harbor some resentment towards Aphrodite.

Aphrodite appears in front of the Palace in Sparta.

Aphrodite: *smiling happily* Hey, gurl!

Helen immediately runs up to her and decks her in the face. Aphrodite goes down like a sack of bricks. Helen returns inside. Menelaus looks between the unconscious Goddess and the threshold of his home. After a moment, he follows his wife inside and closes the door. Aphrodite lays there for several hours.

[0ghostwatcher]

It's funny how in every adaptation of Helen she is down bad for Paris while in the Illiad she hyping up her husband to beat him

[dootznbootz]

I'm happy that the "Helen is of Sparta, not Troy" post is getting seen and people are giving love to her as they should but I'm getting a wee bit frustrated by the Menelaus inclusion with the whole "She was a possession to others and never had a choice".

Yes, Helen is a victim of fate and multiple horrible circumstances. She gets kidnapped by Theseus and Paris. So much blame is being put on her when she really isn't at fault and doesn't have much choice.

A choice she made though? WAS MENELAUS!

The Oath of Tyndareus was all about how "If you want to have a chance of marrying her, you have to swear to respect her and her choice and defend their marriage if it's needed".

If anything, Menelaus was her "prize"! Not the other way around!!! And they are clearly shown caring for one another!!! uyfuygluhyutfugy

[melodyartist]

I really love how you draw menelaus, could we have more doodles of him and helen being all lovey-dovey?

In the version of my story they met a few years before her choice in the palace stables in Sparta and on the day of her choice Menelaus gave her a white horse.

Clytemnestra doesn't know if she should support her or not...

Gods, I love them so much, they are never gonna convince me that they never loved each other and she willingly followed Paris just like that.

I've recently listened to the musical Paris, I really liked it, the man was full on delusional👁️👁️

[incorrecthomer]

Menelaus: Is that your hand on my wife's ass? Paris: It was an accident. Menelaus: Your hand is still on her ass. Paris: IT'S STILL AN ACCIDENT

[likethexan]

“But why now?—because Menelaus has beaten your handsome Paris, and hateful as I am, he longs to take me home?” Helen of Sparta still knowing her soulmate’s heart after a decade of war everybody

[deadbaguette]

Right before the abduction of Helen trust (Menelaus was most definitely not present)

I illustrated it lmao! Original pic below

[akekiitaz]

Hard not to sympathize with the Greeks when menelaus says SHE WAS MY LIGHT BUT SOME THIEF IN THE NIGHT HAS TAKEN HER AND LEFT ME BLIND

[lions-and-men-musical]

I don’t even know at this point

brownie points for whoever knows what the hector bit is inspired by

[tchai-castor]

Drawing I made of Menelaos, Helena and Paris. These are also the designs I'm going to use in my future webcomic Athena's Champions. In my original designs I used a darker shade for Menelaos' hair and now that I'm comparing both of the haircolors, I think the darker shade compliments him better. The kilt is also a bit different, apparently I remembered it differently. I started experimenting with adding more blush recently, don't know yet, if I'm going to keep it or not.

[minlicious]

idk bout y’all but to me helen is ancient greek barbie and both menelaus and paris have kenergy in two different ways

[tes-1]

Queen of Sparta

[dilutedh2so4]

Taste by Sabrina Carpenter but Paris/Helen/Menelaus 🤭