[Dr. Sivana]

So the Iliad was a set-up?

From Wikipedia:

While Helen tells Priam about the Greek commanders from the walls of Troy, both sides swear a truce and promise to abide by the outcome of the duel. Paris is beaten, but Aphrodite rescues him and leads him to bed with Helen before Menelaus could kill him. Pressured by Hera's hatred of Troy, Zeus arranges for the Trojan Pandaros to break the truce by wounding Menelaus with an arrow.

Yup sounds like a setup to me. That Paris bloke was one lucky dude, goes from facing death after losing a duel to being plopped into the chambers of the most beautiful and stately (and willing) woman in the whole Mediterranean.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Yeah, but Helen was already in Troy. Aphrodite saved Paris for another day, but it wasn’t the first time he’d been with Helen.

Didn’t he meet her on his own somewhere else and bring her back to Troy, precipitating the whole mess?