Helen of Troy
Download or Read eBook Helen of Troy PDF written by Bettany Hughes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bettany Hughes |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781844133291 |
| ISBN-13 | : 184413329X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Helen of Troy by : Bettany Hughes
Book excerpt: 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?
