Πάρις :
Paris, son of Priam, who by the help of
Aphrodīte carried off Helen from Sparta and thus brought on
the war with Troy, Il. 24.28 ff. The
name Paris is supposed to mean ‘Fighter’ (rendered
in the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος), and he is
represented by Homer as not without warlike prowess, though naturally
uxorious and averse to fighting, Il.
3.39 ff, Il.
6.350.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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