oath of Tyndareus

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event in Greek mythology mythological oath

The oath of Tyndareus is a legendary pact in Greek mythology in which Helen’s suitors swore to defend her chosen husband, thereby setting the stage for the alliance that fought in the Trojan War.

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Label	Occurrences
oath of Tyndareus canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological oath ⓘ
associatedWith	Agamemnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ajax the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Diomedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ Idomeneus NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestor NERFINISHED ⓘ Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Palamedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequenceOfBreach	dishonor for the suitors ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ
hasCause	fear of future conflict over Helen ⓘ large number of powerful suitors for Helen ⓘ
hasCondition	all suitors must swear to defend the chosen husband ⓘ suitors must unite against anyone who wrongs Helen or her husband ⓘ
hasContext	Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	contributed to formation of Greek coalition in Trojan War ⓘ created alliance of Helen’s suitors ⓘ obligated suitors to defend Helen’s chosen husband ⓘ
hasParticipant	Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ suitors of Helen ⓘ
hasPurpose	to guarantee protection for Helen’s future husband ⓘ to prevent conflict among Helen’s suitors ⓘ
hasTheme	cause of war ⓘ loyalty ⓘ marriage alliance ⓘ
involves	selection of Helen’s husband ⓘ sworn loyalty to Menelaus as Helen’s husband ⓘ
legalForm	binding oath ⓘ
location	Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalType	collective vow ⓘ
namedAfter	Tyndareus NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	immediate cause of Greek expedition against Troy ⓘ mechanism explaining unity of Greek heroes in Trojan War ⓘ
precedes	Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ abduction of Helen by Paris ⓘ
relatedWork	Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cypria NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides’ play Iphigenia in Aulis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyginus’ Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Tyndareus → creatorOf → oath of Tyndareus ⓘ