Part one of term paper
One of the most complex and intriguing figures in Greek mythology. Helen was the daughter of Leda and Zeus, sister of Klytemnestra, Kastor and Pollux and wife of Menelaos. Before her marriage she was abducted by Theseus her abduction by Paris caused the Trojan War. In the Iliad, 3 she is depicted watching the Greek army from the walls of Tro ...

Part two of term paper
... depicted as having strange abilities and powers: she was able to imitate the voices of all the wives of the Greeks while they waited inside the Trojan Horse, she is also in possession of an Egyptian drug which removes all sorrow. Helen's role in the War is ambiguous. In the Iliad she is critical of herself and of Paris (and of Aphrodite), while the Trojan horse episode seems like an attempt to trick the Greeks and save the Trojans. After Homer the tradition becomes even more complicated. The 6th c ...