Hearing of his conflicted emotions toward his wife, the sorceress tries to tell him that nine years before, when he lost Helena to Paris, the gods actually substituted a wraith to fool Paris; the real Helena was hidden in the castle of Aithra’s father on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains.
Ao escoitar as súas emocións cara á súa dona, a feiticeira tenta dicirlle que nove anos antes, cando el perdera a Helena en favor de Paris, os deuses realmente empregaron un truco para enganar a Paris e a auténtica Helena estaba agochada no castelo do pai de Aithra nas abas do Atlas.