[ [198] 171. Paphian; a reference to Paphos in Cyprus where Aphroditè first set foot after her birth from sea foam.
[ [199] 195. Pard; leopard.
[ [200] 220. The Abominable; Eris, the goddess already referred to.
[ [201] 257. The Greek woman; Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. She was the wife promised to Paris by Aphroditè as his reward for his decision. Paris stole her from her husband through the direction of Aphroditè, and carried her back to Troy. As a result of this act, the Greeks, under Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon, joined in an attack on Troy which ended, after ten years, in the capture of that city. In the course of the siege Paris was killed.
[ [202] 259. Cassandra; the daughter of Priam, and hence the sister of Paris. She was condemned by Apollo to utter prophesies which, though true, would never be believed.
The conclusion of the story of Œnone and Paris may be read in Tennyson's own Death of Œnone or in William Morris's Death of Paris.
Enoch Arden [(Page 117)]
This poem was written in 1862, its actual composition taking only two weeks, although the poet had been considering the theme for some time. It was first printed in 1864 and became popular at once, sixty thousand copies being sold in a very short period.
[ [203] 7. Danish barrows are burial mounds supposed to have been left by the early Danish invaders of England.