Then Hector upbraided him. “Paris,” said he, “evil-hearted Paris, fair to see, but woman-mad, and false of tongue, would that you had never been born, or that you had died unwed. Better so, than live to be disgraced and looked askance at.”
~ The Iliad - Book 3 (Samuel Butler Translation. p19 / v39)
The Iliad - Book 3. Paris challenges Menelaus to a duel to save his honor. On the verge of losing his life, Paris is rescued by Venus.
In book 3 of The Iliad, Alexandrus (Paris) comes forward and challenges the bravest of the Achaeans to fight one-on-one with him. Menelaus comes forward, and Paris gets scared and retreats. His brother Hector rebukes him for being a coward. Paris then puts forth a proposal that he will fight Menelaus, and whoever wins will take Helen, and there is no need for war between Greeks and Trojans.