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How Did Aphrodite's Divinity Intervenes In This Conflict?
An example of when a divinity intervenes in this conflict is Aphrodite saves Paris during his fight with Menelaus. Paris was being dragged by his helmet when Aphrodite intervened by cutting the strap of his helmet off. Then when Menelaus turned around to spear Paris, Aphrodite lifted Paris into a mist and transferred him to his bedroom away from the battle. The gods intervene because they are trying to help the mortals who have been loyal or favor them over the other gods and goddesses. This conflict isn’t really a “fair fight”, because if the gods didn’t intervene at certain points the battles would be a lot different. In the case of if Aphrodite didn’t save Paris’s life from Menelaus, then Paris would have probably died during that battle.
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