Soon as the warrior Menelaus marked him,
Paris parading there with his big loping strides,
flaunting before the troops, Atrides thrilled
like a lion lighting on some handsome carcass,
lucky to find an antlered stag or wild goat
just as hunger strikes – he rips it, bolts it down,
even with running dogs and lusty hunters rushing him.
So Menelaus thrilled at heart – princely Paris there,
right before his eyes.
– Homer
The Iliad, Book 3, lines 23-31. Menelaus reacts to the sight of Paris in the opposing Trojan army. Using an epic simile, Homer says the Greek warrior and king of Mycenae is like a lion attacking and ripping a stag or wild goat.