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Helen of Troy

By: Bettany Hughes
Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
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Helen of Troy is one of the most evocative names in ancient history. For nearly three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that it can wield. Held responsible for both the Trojan War and enduring the enmity between East and West, for millennia she has been viewed as an exquisite agent of extermination. But who was she really?

Focusing on the 'real' Helen, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes reconstructs the true life for this elusive Green Bronze age princess and places her alongside the heroes and heroines of myth and history. Vivid and compelling, this remarkable audiobook brilliantly unpacks the facts and myths surrounding one of the most enigmatic and notorious figures of all time.

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©2022 Bettany Hughes (P)2022 Orion Publishing Group Limited Ancient Europe Gender Studies Greece Historical Social Sciences Women Ancient History Mythology Ancient Greece
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Bethany Hughes’ wide-ranging exploration of Helen of Sparta and Troy is a joy. While giving a fairly thorough tour of the Ancient Greek and Trojan world, Hughes discusses the fascination, hatred, and longing the most beautiful woman in the world inspired, and continues to inspire.

The face that inspired a brilliant, insightful history

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Very enjoyable connecting of stories, and facts about the idea and reality of Helen of Troy

Well researched

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Bettany this reading is well done as is the story. However there are a few glaring errors. For example: In chapter 13 the quote re: portions of figs, wheat etc taken from a Linear B tablet should read 1,200 BCE not 12,000 (twelve thousand) BCE.

Fantastic but with a few errors

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