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Helen: Trojan War
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The numerous, differing accounts as to the fate of Helen reflects the fact that, in mythology, she has very little character development. That is, some describe her as being the innocent wife, cruelly abducted. Others call her fickle, and blame the Trojan War on her adultery.
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Some years later, Paris, a Trojan prince, came to Sparta to marry Helen, whom he had been promised by Aphrodite after he had chosen her as the most beautiful of the goddesses, earning the wrath of Athena and Hera. Some sources say that Helen willingly left behind her husband Menelaus and Hermione, their nine-year-old daughter, to be with Paris, but, since Aphrodite promised Helen to Paris, there is some ambiguity about whether or not Helen went willingly. Recent feminist scholars have argued that Helen's abduction by Paris was in fact a rape (termed abduction as per the ancient understanding of raptus).
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It is the story of Helen and the Trojan War that ensued, that dominates over the person of Helen. That is, her fate and plight is told and retold, while her feelings and personality are more ambiguous. So, while Helen is a main character in the Trojan War, her character - in and of itself - is very weak. Her character, in fact, is defined by the Trojan War - and her place in it.
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The Trojans did not yield to persuasion, and that is why a prolonged siege and war ensued, in which many perished for the sake of Helen. Yet, not even the Elders of Troy felt that they could fully condemn the folly of war. And this is how wisdom paid tribute to beauty:
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