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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.
The Theoi Classical Texts Library is a collection of translations of works of ancient Greek and Roman literature. The theme of the library is classical mythology and so the selection consists primarily of ancient poetry, drama and prose accounts of myth.
On hearing that, Tyndareus put the suitors on their oath, 1 and while he chose Menelaus to be the bridegroom of Helen, he solicited Icarius to bestow Penelope on Ulysses.
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 ...
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This is how the curse known as "The Oath of Tyndareus" came about—the SUITORS being sworn by the king, and Odysseus receiving Penelope from a reluctant Icarius 1. For it is told that Icarius 1 tried to make the couple settle in Lacedaemon.
