Helen of troy biography summary format
Helen of troy biography summary format
Helen of troy biography summary.
Helen of Troy
The most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
For other uses, see Helen of Troy (disambiguation), Helen, and Helena.
"Helen of Sparta" redirects here.
For the play, see Helen of Sparta (play).
| Helen | |
|---|---|
Helen of Sparta boards a ship for Troy, fresco from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii | |
| Abode | Sparta (modern-day Sparta, Greece) Troy (modern-day Hisarlik, Turkey) |
| Born | Sparta, Greece |
| Died | Rodes, Greece (according Pausanias)[a] |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Pollux (full-brother) Clytemnestra, Castor, Timandra, Phoebe, Philonoe and other children of Zeus (half-siblings) |
| Consort | Menelaus Paris Deiphobus |
| Offspring | Hermione, various others in different stories |
Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized: Helénē[b]), also known as Helen of Troy,[2][3] or Helen of Sparta,[4] and in Latin as Helena,[5] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful