Helen of Troy is a 2003 British-American television miniseries based upon Homer's story of the Trojan War, as recounted in the epic poem, the Iliad.

Their father, the king Priam, leaves Paris to Mount Ida, where he is raised by the shepherd Agelaus.

Menelaus demands that his brother wage war on Troy and the former suitors are gathered to fulfill their oath.

Paris is saved by Trojan soldiers but Agamemnon stabs him and he dies in Helen's arms.

During Paris' funeral, the Greeks appear to sail away, leaving a huge wooden horse on the beach of Troy.

Agamemnon seats himself on Troy's throne declaring himself as a dictator and ruler of the Aegean entirely, having Helen brought to him and raping her.

The next morning, as the Greek soldiers sack the city, Clytemnestra arrives, rescuing her sister and killing her husband.