Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy was said to have been born from an egg.

The legend goes that Paris was visiting Sparta, where Helen was wife of its king Menelaus. She took a fancy to him, and ran off with him, stealing a lot of the family wealth to buy Paris' ongoing favour. The Greeks didn't really worry to much about someone they called 'much manned Helen' (the implication being that she got around quite a bit), they were more concerned about the money. When besieging Troy, the Greeks who weren't making much progress were prepared to negotiate. Trojan king Priam said he would give the woman back. The Greeks responded 'what about the money' Priam said 'no way', so negation ceased and the siege went on. That part of the Iliad puts their values in perspective, and a mere woman wasn't the objective. After Troy was looted, Menelaus just took her home and life went on, subsidised by the 10 years of widespread looting.

So no, Helen was not kidnapped, she ran off most willingly, stealing Sparta's wealth. But this is all part of an entertaining story which the bards of Greece concocted different versions of and made a good living out of for 500 years. If indeed there was a Greek invasion, it was directed at looting Asia Minor over a ten year period. The final attack on the richest prize - Troy - lasted only a few weeks at the end of 10 year rampage around the eastern Aegean Sea.

In "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", the characters parallel those in Homer's "The Odyssey" through their roles and journeys. Ulysses Everett McGill represents Odysseus, while his companions Delmar and Pete reflect the roles of characters like Telemachus and various crew members. In this adaptation, Penny, Everett's wife, embodies the essence of Penelope, while the character of the lawman, Sheriff Cooley, can be likened to the antagonistic forces Odysseus faces. Although there is no direct representation of Helen of Troy and Menelaus, Penny’s allure and the conflict over her can symbolize Helen's beauty and Menelaus’s pursuit in a modern context.

The city of Troy in Asia Minor.

Gods had symbols. Helen was human (or, at best, a demi-goddess) and everybody praised her beauty, which cannot be called a symbol.

Her beauty was her symbol. She did not have a symbol like Zeus had his lightning bolt. This is because she is only a demi godess. Her father, Zeus, was a God, but her mother, Leda, was a mortal.

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Yes, Helen of Troy was Queen of Sparta.

Helen of Troy was Queen of Sparta before Paris made her his wife. Her father had had to make a oath so that all her suitors would defend the man that she choose for husband - Menelaus.

Helen of Troy was blamed for stsarting the Trojan War.

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1.name the gods and goddesses in the story of helen of troy and what they represent?

2.site potable qoutes and their meaning.

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It describes the time Helen lived.

In the age when Helen of Troy lived, e-mail had not been invented, neither had phones, computers, or electricity.

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Helen of troy was a key character in the Homer's epic poem ''iliad'' which describes the Trojan war. Its possible that it was (basicaly) a true story.

Helen of Troy was a Spartan who fell in love with Paris who was a Trojan.

Helen was not a goddess. She was the daughter of the King of Sparta who was married to Menelaus and spirited away by Paris, prince of Troy.

When someone does not love you, and leaves you, don't be a Menelaus and cause a war and get a lot of people killed until you can drag back your 'lover'.

the script of helen of troy

The Iliad says yes. It should be noted, however, that the only reason that she did is because Aphrodite forced her to. She was the promised gift for Paris awarding the Golden Apple of Discord to Aphrodite. It wouldn't have made much of a gift if the woman didn't want him too.

She has 1 brother named Richard. I used to know the family very well when I lived in greenhill.

No she was not, Christianity did not exist as any kind of major religion in the time of Ancient Greece.

Helen walked naked because she wanted to.

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She was queen of Sparta, but taken to Troy by the Trojan Prince Paris. In other words, she was already taken by a man but then ran off with another. Can't be trusted, not faithful. ---------------Jdbonez.

A Helen of Troy, in Literature, means a face for which wars were fought.