thewinedarksea:mythology meme: demigods (3/8)— helen of spartain greek mythology helen of sparta, al
thewinedarksea:mythology meme: demigods (3/8)— helen of spartain greek mythology helen of sparta, also known as helen of troy, was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. she was married to king menelaus of sparta, but eloped with prince paris of troy, resulting in the trojan war when the achaeans set out to reclaim her and bring her back to sparta. she was believed to have been the daughter of zeus and leda, and was the sister of clytemnestra, castor, and polydeuces.the legends recounting helen’s fate in troy are contradictory. homer depicts her as a wistful figure, even a sorrowful one, who comes to regret her choice and wishes to be reunited with menelaus. other accounts have a treacherous helen who simulates bacchic rites and rejoices in the carnage. ultimately, paris was killed in action, and in homer’s account helen was reunited with menelaus, though other versions of the legend recount her ascending to olympus instead. -- source link
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