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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 war with Troy over Helen. | 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. | ||
Ten years later, 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]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | Ten years later, 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]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
According to [[Vicki Pallister]], Menelaus was glad to have Helen back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)|Apocrypha Bipedium]]'') | According to [[Vicki Pallister]], Menelaus was glad to have Helen back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Apocrypha Bipedium (short story)|Apocrypha Bipedium]]'') | ||
After Menelaus died, Helen was made to marry his brother, [[Deiphobus]]. She ultimately betrayed him to the Greeks when they took over Troy.([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Squire's Crystal (novel)|The Squire's Crystal]]'') | |||
Helen was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] whom were invited by {{Gomez}} to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Girl Power! (short story)|Girl Power!]]'') | Helen was among the notable [[women]] of [[Earth]]'s [[history]] whom were invited by {{Gomez}} to join [[MADAM]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Girl Power! (short story)|Girl Power!]]'') | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 5 October 2019
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: The Squire's Crystal)
Biography
Helen was captured by the Trojan prince Paris. Menelaus challenged him to a duel, but Paris refused. The Greek army, under Menelaus' brother Agamemnon, began a war with Troy over Helen.
Ten years later, 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: The Myth Makers)
According to Vicki Pallister, Menelaus was glad to have Helen back. (PROSE: Apocrypha Bipedium)
After Menelaus died, Helen was made to marry his brother, Deiphobus. She ultimately betrayed him to the Greeks when they took over Troy.(PROSE: The Squire's Crystal)
Helen was among the notable women of Earth's history whom were invited by Missy to join MADAM. (PROSE: Girl Power!)
Legacy
In 1873, Heinrich Schliemann discovered the Jewels of Helen while excavating Troy. (PROSE: Past Reckoning)
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: Apocalypse Day)
