Helen of Troy is one of the most prominent figures of ancient Greek mythology, and her birth is nothing short of a miracle.

They were brothers of Helen of Sparta, sons of Leda but they were born of different fathers. Leda had been impregnated by both Jupiter, in the form of a swan, and by her husband, the king of ...

Sparta is now in ascendance ... (480 – 406 B.C.), one of the three great Greek tragedians, presented his Helen for the Dionysia. Let us attempt, begging some license, to imagine the reaction ...

Kruger's breakout role as an actress came in 2004 as Helen of Sparta in Troy, the film adaptation of Homer's Iliad. That same year, she appeared in National Treasure as Dr. Abigail Chase and later ...

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Perhaps the most famous war for avenging honour was fought between Sparta and Troy. According to Greek mythical legends, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, made Helen, Queen of Sparta ...

Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to sail to Troy to take Helen back. The war lasts for 10 long years, during which time the main ...

An epic retelling of the Trojan War legend tracks the beautiful Helen from Sparta (Sienna Guillory) sparking a bitter feud with Troy after leaving Menelaus (James Callis) for Paris (Matthew ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Wagner College Theatre has announced its production of “Daughters of Leda,” a contemporary retelling of ...

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