Helen of troy brief biography of princess
Helen of Troy
Figure in Greek mythology
For other uses, see Helen of Troy (disambiguation), Helen, and Helena.
"Helen of Sparta" redirects here. For the play, see Helen of Sparta (play).
| Helen | |
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Helen of Sparta boards a ship for Troy, fresco from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii | |
| Abode | Sparta (modern-day Sparta, Greece) Troy (modern-day Hisarlik, Turkey) |
| Born | Sparta, Greece |
| Died | Rodes, Greece (according Pausanias)[a] |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Pollux (full-brother) Clytemnestra, Castor, Timandra, Phoebe, Philonoe and other children of Zeus (half-siblings) |
| Consort | Menelaus Paris Deiphobus |
| Offspring | Hermione, various others in different stories |
Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized: Helénē[b]), also known as Helen of Troy,[2][3] or Helen of Sparta,[4] and in Latin as Helena,[5] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the worl Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore - LOBA