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|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|father = Zeus | |||
|spouse = Menelaus | |spouse = Menelaus | ||
|spouse2 = Paris (The Myth Makers) | |spouse2 = Paris (The Myth Makers) | ||
|spouse3 = Deiphobus | |spouse3 = Deiphobus | ||
|spouse4 = Terrence Moody | |||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|first mention | |first mention cs = The Myth Makers (TV story) | ||
|first | |first cs = Happily Ever After Is a High-Risk Strategy (short story) | ||
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|God Encompasses (short story)}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Helen''', also known as '''Helen of Troy''', was the wife of the [[Greek]] king [[Menelaus]]. In Grecian myth, she was the daughter of [[Zeus]], though later accounts made her mortal. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. ([[PROSE]]: | '''Helen''', also known as '''Helen of Troy''' or '''Helen of Sparta''', was a [[Sparta]]n [[queen]] and the [[wife]] of the [[Greek]] king [[Menelaus]]. In Grecian myth, she was the [[daughter]] of [[Zeus]], though later accounts made her mortal. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Squire's Crystal (novel)}}) | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Helen was captured by the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Paris (The Myth Makers)|Paris]]. Menelaus challenged him to a duel, but Paris refused. The Greek army, under Menelaus' brother [[Agamemnon]], began a [[Trojan War|war with Troy]] over Helen. ([[TV]]: | Helen was captured by the [[Troy|Trojan]] prince [[Paris (The Myth Makers)|Paris]]. Menelaus challenged him to a duel, but Paris refused. The Greek army, under Menelaus' brother [[Agamemnon]], began a [[Trojan War|war with Troy]] over Helen. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Myth Makers (TV story)}}) | ||
After Paris died, Helen was made to marry his brother, [[Deiphobus]]. She ultimately betrayed him to the Greeks when they took over Troy. ([[PROSE]]: | After Paris died, Helen was made to marry his brother, [[Deiphobus]]. She ultimately betrayed him to the Greeks when they took over Troy. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Squire's Crystal (novel)}}) | ||
Ten years after the onset of war, Menelaus was not interested in getting Helen back. He just wanted the war to end. However, the Greeks, with the help of the [[First Doctor]], eventually defeated Troy and sacked it, retrieving Helen. ([[TV]]: | Ten years after the onset of war, Menelaus was not interested in getting Helen back. He just wanted the war to end. However, the Greeks, with the help of the [[First Doctor]], eventually defeated Troy and sacked it, retrieving Helen. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Myth Makers (TV story)}}) | ||
According to [[Vicki Pallister]], Menelaus was glad to have Helen back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)|Apocrypha Bipedium]]'') Though he had sworn to kill Helen for having incited the decade-long war, Menelaus found himself unwilling to destroy such beauty. He forgave her. ([[PROSE]]: | According to [[Vicki Pallister]], Menelaus was glad to have Helen back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)|Apocrypha Bipedium]]'') Though he had sworn to kill Helen for having incited the decade-long war, Menelaus found himself unwilling to destroy such beauty. He forgave her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Squire's Crystal (novel)}}) | ||
Helen was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] whom were invited by [[Missy]] to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Helen was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] whom were invited by [[Missy]] to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Girl Power! (short story)}}) | ||
=== Legacy === | === Legacy === | ||
In [[1873]], [[Heinrich Schliemann]] discovered the [[Jewels of Helen]] while excavating Troy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[ | In [[1873]], [[Heinrich Schliemann]] discovered the [[Jewels of Helen]] while excavating Troy. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Past Reckoning (short story)}}) | ||
==== In fiction ==== | |||
Helen was featured in the [[play]] ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]], which was set during the [[Trojan War]]. In this story, [[Paris (The Myth Makers)|Paris]] persuaded Helen to leave her husband and return with him to [[Troy]]. At its start, the [[Prologue (Troilus and Cressida)|Prologue]] explained that sixty-nine rulers were on their way "to ransack Troy, within whose strong immures the ravish'd Helen, [[Menelaus]]' [[queen]], with wanton Paris [[sleep]]s". | |||
In Act II Scene II, [[Priam]], [[Hector]], [[Troilus]], Paris and [[Helenus]] discussed a message they had received from [[Nestor (The Myth Makers)|Nestor]] of the [[Greek]]s which promised a peaceful resolution to the conflict if the [[Trojan]]s simply returned Helen. Hector advocated to let Helen go, noting their high casualty rate, but Troilus disagreed as he valued the [[honour]] of their father above such things. [[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] later arrived and prophesied Troy's destruction if Helen was not released. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Troilus and Cressida (short story)}}) | |||
{{simplequote|Cry, Trojans, cry! A Helen and a woe:<br>Cry, cry! Troy burns, or else let Helen go.|[[Cassandra (The Myth Makers)|Cassandra]] in Act II Scene II|Troilus and Cressida (short story)}} | |||
In a variant version of the play, the entire conversation was overheard by the Prologue who was concealed within an [[urn]]. He reflected upon hearing Hector's advice that his [[Trojan Horse]] would see no use if they decided to yield Helen to the Greeks. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Troilus and Cressida (short story)}}) | |||
=== City of the Saved === | === City of the Saved === | ||
In the [[City of the Saved]], Helen married [[World War II]]-era pilot [[Terrence Moody]]. In the early stages of the [[City of the Saved Civil War]], she once again became caught up in the fight between the Greeks and Trojans. ([[PROSE]]: | In the [[City of the Saved]], Helen married [[World War II]]-era pilot [[Terrence Moody]]. In the early stages of the [[City of the Saved Civil War]], she once again became caught up in the fight between the Greeks and Trojans. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Apocalypse Day (short story)}}) | ||
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