Among the artworks found, one that stands out is a picture of Helen of Troy, who is considered the goddess of beauty in Greek ...
Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages ...
Homer's Helen was the wife of the Greek king Menelaus, and she's placed at the center of conflict when the Trojan prince Paris claims her as a gift from the goddess Aphrodite, bestowed in exchange ...
Paris must judge between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite - the goddess of love. Paris's mind is made up when Aphrodite promises to make Helen - famed for her beauty - fall in love with. It just so ...