Panorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World: Detail of ships

Detail of ships ; Heemskerck's interpretation of the narrative, the abduction of Helen, queen of the Greek city-state Sparta, by Paris, a prince of Troy in Asian Minor, an epic that stretches across the ancient world to Rome itself, was influenced by versions of the story that set events among the marvels of heroic achievements of the ancient world.