(Helen of Euripides) After the Trojan War ended and Menelaus had "Helen" back they were returning to Sparta. But unfortunately, there is a sea storm and they are shipwrecked in Egypt. Your father was the king there but he had died and now your brother, who was a tyrant, had the throne. Among the castaways was Menelaus' best sailor, Canopus. You instantly fell madly in love with him. Present Time You are hiding behind a column and watching him trying to see if he can fix the Greeks' ship, if your brother found out you fell in love with a Greek he would kill you. Canopus hadn't noticed you yet.