According to ancient Greek tradition, Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and Leda and queen of Sparta, married to Menelaus, the king who led the …
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Who was Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in Greece?
According to ancient Greek tradition, Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and Leda and queen of Sparta, married to Menelaus, the king who led the Greeks to war. Her departure from Sparta with the Trojan prince Paris, whether by choice or by force, had come to be seen as the event that sparked the ten-year siege that ended in Troy’s destruction...
Learn about the myth and possible reality of the Trojan War, its legendary heroes, the fall of Troy, and what archaeology reveals about a conflict in …
In the late mythological tradition of the Greek world, one girl’s name became known not for what she accomplished, but for the silence that followed …
After the sack of Troy, Odysseus was king of Ithaca and sailed into a dangerous world ruled by the anger of the gods and ancient customs that were …
During the late eighth century BCE, when Homer composed the Iliad, Greek audiences already widely knew of Achilles’ unmatched speed, his wrath, and …
For centuries, the Trojan War has generally held a prominent place in both Greek cultural memory and Western historical inquiry. Homer’s Iliad was …
The legend of the Amazons, a tribe of fierce warrior women, has captured the imaginations of people for centuries. From ancient Greek mythology to …
Information about the history of the peoples of ancient Greece, Crete, Macedon, Mycenae and the Hellenistic world founded by Alexander the Great.
