Let's scratch the surface of Helen (of Troy), her story, who she was, what she wanted, and whether she really was 'the face who launched a thousand ships'... Pre-order my 2024 myth and folk tale anthologies: Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents (adult): https://tidd.ly/46LANQT Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers (adult): https://tidd.ly/3AiQXoQ You can support my content via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts ............................................................................................................... A bibliography for this video... Ancient Texts: Homer's Iliad: https://tidd.ly/3ARbpgF Homer's Odyssey: https://tidd.ly/4gaJaK9 Virgil's Aeneid: https://tidd.ly/3Xz1Xrn Plutarch's Lives: https://tidd.ly/3XhmJKw Euripides' Trojan Women: https://tidd.ly/3ARbsJn Euripides' Helen: https://tidd.ly/3Tj0Nh4 Pausanias Description of Greece: https://tidd.ly/47jF0f4 Modern Works: The Penelopiad: https://tidd.ly/4dSgHqR Helen of Troy: https://tidd.ly/3X8I9JQ Helen's Judgement: https://tidd.ly/3XdB4rt A Thousand Ships: https://tidd.ly/3XxzeD6 The Great God Pan: https://tidd.ly/4e7EW42 Helen of Troy from Hollywood to Homer: https://tidd.ly/4e2LG3g The Spartans an Epic History: https://tidd.ly/3MzIpN9 My PhD Thesis: https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/the-politicisation-of-sexual-assault-in-fourth-century-athens ............................................................................................................... My Other Books: Live Like a Goddess (young adult): https://tidd.ly/3qZJlTE Goddesses and Heroines (middle grade): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths (middle grade): https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon (adult): https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (adult): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 All the Violet Tiaras (adult): https://www.404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras ........................................................ Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376

You can support my channel, vote on future video essays, and get bonus content on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts Books You Might Find Interesting After Watching This Video! Aphrodite's Tortoise: https://amzn.to/3UAQljz Inventing the Barbarian: https://amzn.to/3XcPpno Past Mistakes: https://amzn.to/3An30yy Women's Dress in the Ancient Greek World: https://amzn.to/3GkRTda A Very Short Introduction to Ancient Greece: https://amzn.to/3TBFG6Y Pre-order my 2023 Books: Goddesses and Heroines: Meet More Than 80 Powerful Women From Around the World: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774 Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (MCL): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346 Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (MCL): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360 My Other Books: Greek Myths: https://amzn.to/3y4me9P Egyptian Myths: https://amzn.to/3dxcueF The Flames of Albiyon: https://amzn.to/3SfEvtP ................................................................................................................. Where else can you find me? 📚 Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com 📚 Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Instagram: http://instagram.com/jeansthoughts 📚 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts 📚 Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/20WQNSU6TOA06?ref_=wl_share Some links may be affiliate links!

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