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=== Mates of Helen and Clytemnestra ===
=== Mates of Helen and Clytemnestra ===


"Agamemnon and Menelaus were sons of King Atreus. Agamemnon married the sister of Helen, Clytemnestra.
Agamemnon and Menelaus were sons of King Atreus. Agamemnon married the sister of Helen, Clytemnestra while
The first likely mate of Helen was the Athenian hero Theseus who kidnapped Helen when she was still young. Later, the brother of Agamemnon, Menelaus, married Helen of Sparta. In this way, Menelaus and Agamemnon were not only brothers but brothers-in-law, just as Helen and Clytemnestra were not only (half) sisters, but sisters-in-law." (Gill, N.S., http://ancienthistory.about.com)
the brother of Agamemnon, Menelaus, married Helen of Sparta. Menelaus and Agamemnon were not only brothers but brothers-in-law, just as Helen and Clytemnestra were not only (half) sisters, but sisters-in-law.  (Gill, N.S., http://ancienthistory.about.com)


=== Paris and Helen of Troy ===
=== Paris and Helen of Troy ===
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