Helen of Sparta

Helen of Sparta
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ISBN-10 : 1477821384
ISBN-13 : 9781477821381
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Helen of Sparta by : Amalia Carosella

Long before she ran away with Paris to Troy, Helen of Sparta was haunted by nightmares of a burning city under siege. These dreams foretold impending war--a war that only Helen has the power to avert. To do so, she must defy her family and betray her betrothed by fleeing the palace in the dead of night. In need of protection, she finds shelter and comfort in the arms of Theseus, son of Poseidon. With Theseus at her side, she believes she can escape her destiny. But at every turn, new dangers--violence, betrayal, extortion, threat of war--thwart Helen's plans and bar her path. Still, she refuses to bend to the will of the gods. A new take on an ancient myth, Helen of Sparta is the story of one woman determined to decide her own fate. The sequel to Helen of Sparta will be published by Lake Union Publishing in June 2016.

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 632
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ISBN-10 : 9781101218792
ISBN-13 : 1101218797
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Helen of Troy by : Margaret George

Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller. The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's Iliad, continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy. Laden with doom, yet surprising in its moments of innocence and beauty, Helen of Troy is an exquisite page-turner with a cast of irresistible, legendary characters—Odysseus, Hector, Achilles, Menelaus, Priam, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, as well as Helen and Paris themselves. With a wealth of material that reproduces the Age of Bronze in all its glory, it brings to life a war that we have all learned about but never before experienced.

Helen, Queen of Sparta

Helen, Queen of Sparta
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Publisher : eBook Partnership
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9781908886798
ISBN-13 : 190888679X
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Helen, Queen of Sparta by : John H Pollard

The HELEN of this story is generally referred to as "e;HELEN OF TROY"e;. The author has deliberately selected a different title to emphasize the main point of his book - HELEN did not go to Troy. In the book he explains why he thinks this, where she did go, what happened to her afterwards and why the Trojan War was fought.

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780190263539
ISBN-13 : 0190263539
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Helen of Troy by : Ruby Blondell

Helen of Troy engages with the ancient origins of the persistent anxiety about female beauty, focusing on this key figure from ancient Greek culture in a way that both extends our understanding of that culture and provides a useful perspective for reconsidering aspects of our own.

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 532
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ISBN-10 : 9781844133291
ISBN-13 : 184413329X
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Helen of Troy by : Bettany Hughes

As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for close on three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that beauty can wield. Because of her double marriage to the Greek King Menelaus and the Trojan Prince Paris, Helen was held responsible for an enduring enmity between East and West. For millennia she has been viewed as ane xquisite agent of extermination. But who was she?

Daughters of Sparta

Daughters of Sparta
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780593184363
ISBN-13 : 059318436X
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Daughters of Sparta by : Claire Heywood

For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships—but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra. As princesses of Sparta, Helen and Klytemnestra have known nothing but luxury and plenty. With their high birth and unrivaled beauty, they are the envy of all of Greece. But such privilege comes at a cost. While still only girls, the sisters are separated and married to foreign kings of their father's choosing— Helen remains in Sparta to be betrothed to Menelaos, and Klytemnestra is sent alone to an unfamiliar land to become the wife of the powerful Agamemnon. Yet even as Queens, each is only expected to do two things: birth an heir and embody the meek, demure nature that is expected of women. But when the weight of their husbands' neglect, cruelty, and ambition becomes too heavy to bear, Helen and Klytemnestra must push against the constraints of their society to carve new lives for themselves, and in doing so, make waves that will ripple throughout the next three thousand years. Daughters of Sparta is a vivid and illuminating reimagining of the Siege of Troy, told through the perspectives of two women whose voices have been ignored for far too long.

Paris and Helen of Troy

Paris and Helen of Troy
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Publisher : AuthorHouse
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781665539579
ISBN-13 : 1665539577
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Paris and Helen of Troy by : Peter W. Katsirubas

This literary novel explores the passions and motivations of the protagonists and the events of the Trojan War without the machinations of imaginary gods driving their behaviors and actions. Who were the lovers whose coupling ignited the clash of civilizations immortalized by Homer’s Iliad? What was their reality and that of the warriors and the women who were engulfed by the bloody conflict? According to myth, the war was precipitated by Aphrodite who promised Paris the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen the queen of Sparta, if he declared her winner of a beauty contest of goddesses. That fantasy did not occur nor were the actors’ puppets of invisible deities. So who sent Prince Paris across the ship-devouring Aegean Sea to Sparta and why? Did he abduct and rape Helen while King Menelaus was away or did she abscond with Paris to Troy? Did King Agamemnon of Mycenae lead an armada of unified Greeks to liberate his sister-in-law out of filial concern or for the ulterior reasons his wife Clytemnestra suspected? Why did the war that saw the lethal combats of heroes such as Achilles and Ajax and Odysseus and Hector drag on for ten years when Priam the king of Troy could have ended it by returning Helen? What roles did the Trojan women such as Hecuba and Andromache and Briseus and the self-proclaimed prophetess Cassandra play during the unending siege? What is the truth behind the conflagration of Troy?

The Memoirs of Helen of Troy

The Memoirs of Helen of Troy
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Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780307338600
ISBN-13 : 0307338606
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by : Amanda Elyot

As despised as she was desired, Helen of Troy is one of history's most notorious women. In this groundbreaking and richly dramatic novel, the familiar story of passion and violence is told from a new perspective: that of Helen herself.

Beauty's Daughter

Beauty's Daughter
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780544108776
ISBN-13 : 0544108779
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Beauty's Daughter by : Carolyn Meyer

The bestselling author of the Young Royals books “delves into Greek mythology with a retelling of the Trojan War from the point of view of Hermione” (Booklist). What is it like to be the daughter of the most beautiful woman in the world? Hermione knows . . . her mother is Helen of Troy, the famed beauty of Greek myth. Helen is not only beautiful but also impulsive, and when she falls in love with charming Prince Paris, she runs off with him to Troy, abandoning her distraught daughter. Determined to reclaim their enchanting queen, the Greek army sails for Troy. Hermione stows away in one of the thousand ships in the fleet and witnesses the start of the legendary Trojan War. In the rough Greek encampment outside the walls of Troy, Hermione’s life is far from that of a pampered princess. Meanwhile, her mother basks in luxury in the royal palace inside the city. Hermione desperately wishes for the gods and goddesses to intervene and end the brutal war—and to bring her love. Will she end up with the handsome archer Orestes, or the formidable Pyrrhus, leader of a tribe of fierce warriors? And will she ever forgive her mother for bringing such chaos to her life and the lives of so many others? “Beauty’s Daughter burrows into the recent interest in Greek mythology and builds a fictional account of the young woman’s quest to find her lost love.” —VOYA “This title would make a great pairing for students studying Greek mythology or reading the Iliad or Odyssey and will appeal particularly to students interested in ancient history.” —School Library Journal

Cinema and Classical Texts

Cinema and Classical Texts
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 9780521518604
ISBN-13 : 0521518601
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Cinema and Classical Texts by : Martin M. Winkler

This book interprets films as visual texts and demonstrates the affinities between Greco-Roman literature and the cinema.