Deiphobos (English spelling)

Japanese: Dēiphobos（英語表記）Deiphobos

…However, while her husband was away, she was seduced by the Trojan prince Paris and ran away from her mansion, which led to the Trojan War, during which Paris was shot dead by the archer Philoctetes. After Paris' death, she was made the wife of his brother Deiphobos, but when Troy fell, he was killed by Menelaus, and Helen returned to Sparta accompanied by Menelaus after eight years. However, as in Euripides' tragedy Helen of Troy (performed in 412 BC), there is also a legend that it was actually a vision of Helen who was taken to Troy, and there are also many theories about her after her return. …

From Menelaus

…In this war, he fought Paris in single combat for Helen and the stolen treasures, and came close to winning, but was prevented from winning by the goddess Aphrodite, who loved Paris. Later, when Troy fell, he entered the city inside a giant wooden horse and killed Paris' brother, Deiphobos, who had become Helen's husband after his brother's death. He then tried to kill Helen as well, but was seduced by her beauty and made amends, and returned to Sparta after eight years. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Dēiphobos" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…しかし夫の留守中，トロイアの王子パリスに誘惑されて館を出奔したため，トロイア戦争が起き，パリスはこの戦争で弓の名手フィロクテテスに射殺された。パリスの死後，彼女はその弟デイフォボスDēiphobosの妻とされたが，トロイア陥落の際，彼はメネラオスに殺され，ヘレネはメネラオスに伴われて8年かかってスパルタに帰国したという。ただし，エウリピデスの悲劇《ヘレネ》(前412上演)のように，トロイアへ連れ去られたのは実はヘレネの幻影にすぎないとの伝承もあり，また帰国後の彼女についても多くの説がある。…

【メネラオス】より

…この戦争で彼はヘレネの身柄と奪われた財宝をかけてパリスと一騎打ちに及び，勝利の寸前までいったものの，パリスを寵愛する女神アフロディテの妨害にあって，決着をつけることができなかった。その後，トロイア落城の際には，巨大な木馬の腹中にひそんで城内に入り，パリスの弟で，兄の死後ヘレネの夫となっていたデイフォボスDēiphobosを殺した。このとき彼はさらにヘレネをも殺そうとしたが，彼女の美しさに負けて和解し，8年を費やしてスパルタに帰りついた。…

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