Helen of Troy: the Dangers of Beauty

This week's episode looks at the legendary woman known as Helen of Troy, "the face that launched a thousand ships." The daughter of either Zeus and Leda or Zeus and Nemesis, the desire to possess Helen, dubbed the most beautiful woman in the world, launched the Trojan War. We discuss her abductions by Theseus and Paris, the oath of Tyndareus, and the question of whether or not Helen went with Paris willingly or against her will--and whether Paris seduced the "real" Helen at all.

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Helen of Troy: the Dangers of Beauty is an episode from Chthonia by Brigid Burke.

This episode is 46:53 long.

This episode was published on May 14, 2025.

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