The crossword solutions for the term PARIS RIVAL are ROMEO (5 letters) and Menelaus (8 letters). ROMEO is a character from William Shakespeare's play 'ROMEO and Juliet' who is in love with Juliet, the daughter of his family's rival, the Capulets. Menelaus is a character from Greek mythology who was the King of Sparta and the husband of Helen of Troy. In the Trojan War, he was Paris' rival for Helen's affections.