As we approach the opening of our #TroyExhibition next week, we thought it might be time to introduce some of the characters you’re likely to meet from the myth of the Trojan War ⬇ ow.ly/BakH30pSpsS 
First up is Helen, queen of Sparta – famous as ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, and the most beautiful woman in the world. She’s depicted in this 19th-century painting, on loan from @RCT ow.ly/BakH30pSpsS #TroyExhibition
@RCT Second comes Paris, the young Trojan prince who fell in love with Helen and abducted her from her husband Menelaus – starting a war which would last for 10 years ow.ly/BakH30pSpsS #TroyExhibition
@RCT Next, meet Achilles – hero of the Trojan War and greatest of all the Greek warriors. Achilles is featured on several objects in our #TroyExhibition, including here where he is slaying Amazonian queen Penthesilea ow.ly/BakH30pSpsS
@RCT Odysseus is the king of Ithaca, renowned for his cunning. He devised the plan to smuggle Greek warriors into the city of Troy inside a giant wooden horse. This pot shows Odysseus resisting the deadly song of the Sirens ow.ly/BakH30pSpsS #TroyExhibition
@RCT Finally comes Hector, commander and champion of the Trojans. In this painting he is shown with his wife Andromache preparing for battle, but he is later killed in combat by Achilles ow.ly/BakH30pSpsS #TroyExhibition
@RCT Get closer to these characters and their enduring legacies in our major #TroyExhibition, opening 21 November. Book tickets here: ow.ly/irOb30pSpvw
