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The Oath of Tyndareus was the oath undertaken by the Suitors of Helen in Greek Mythology. The Oath of Tyndareus bound the suitors to protect the chosen husband of Helen, and would be a pivotal point in the Trojan War.
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And when Tyndareus promised to help him, Ulysses told him to exact an oath from all the suitors that they would defend the favoured bridegroom against any wrong that might be done him in respect of his marriage.
Classical Texts Library >> Apollodorus, The Library >> Book 1. APOLLODORUS or Pseudo-Apollodorus is the name traditionally given to the author of the Greek work known as The Library or Bibliotheca, a compendium of myth sourced from old Greek epic and the plays of the Tragedians.
The Oath of Tyndareus is a pivotal agreement made by the suitors of Helen of Troy, wherein they vowed to protect the chosen husband of Helen and take action against anyone who would harm her or disrupt their marriage.
Why should so many Greeks sail across the wine-dark sea on behalf of one woman? Well, fortunately, there is another myth to explain this, called The Oath of Tyndareus. Tyndareus was the father of Helen (ahem I should say that he was her father in the same way Amphitryon was father of Hercules), who was said to be the most beautiful girl in the ...
The Oath of Tyndareus had the value of a defence pact, for later, when the seducer Paris came to Sparta and abducted Helen taking her to Troy, the oath was invoked by her husband Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon in order to force the kings of Hellas to join the coalition that sailed against Troy in order to demand the restoration of both wife ...
