Max Dashu - Helen of Troy and Women of the Trojan War
- Sean Newcombe
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min read
“Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium--
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.--"
So wrote Christopher Marlowe of one of the most famous names in history: Helen of Troy. But who was Helen and what was life like for women of that era?
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