Helen of Troy was written in. As her story passed down the generations it held up a mirror to the prejudices of society and to some of its truths. Helen in the Iliad declares, ‘on us has been ...

The cause of war is Helen’s elopement ... about by Homer in The Iliad) and continuing with the creation of the Trojan horse by Odysseus, the means by which Troy is vanquished and Helen returned ...

In the Iliad, Homer introduces us to Andromache, and many writers have revisited her tale since. How is Andromache depicted ...

The Trojan War and its events provide the background for two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey ... determined to retrieve Helen from Troy. For many years the Greeks camped outside the walls ...

The Trojan War and its events provide the background for two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey ... determined to retrieve Helen from Troy. For many years the Greeks camped outside the walls ...