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A-Z: General definitions: Oenone
Definition
The first wife of Paris, who deserted her in order to kidnap and elope with Helen of Troy.
Son of King Priam of Troy.
Daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famed for her beauty; wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta; she was abducted by Paris and taken back to Troy, which led to the Greeks' siege of Troy.
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