Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages ...

In one of them, Paris, the prince of Troy, is shown with the Spartan princess Helen — better known as Helen of Troy. This ...

In one depiction, Paris, the prince of Troy, faces the Spartan princess Helen. In another scene, Apollo, the Greek god of ...

Pretending to be exhausted, they are rescued by Paris and Helen and taken to the palace ... who will be kidnapped by Paris and taken to Troy. When he reaches the palace of Ulysses, which ...