Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Let's scratch the surface of Helen (of Troy), her story, who she was, what she wanted, and whether she really was 'the face who launched a thousand ships'...
Pre-order my 2024 myth and folk tale anthologies:
Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents (adult): tidd.ly/46LANQT
Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers (adult): tidd.ly/3AiQXoQ
You can support my content via...
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts
Patreon: patreon.com/bookishthoughts
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A bibliography for this video...
Ancient Texts:
Homer's Iliad: tidd.ly/3ARbpgF
Homer's Odyssey: tidd.ly/4gaJaK9
Virgil's Aeneid: tidd.ly/3Xz1Xrn
Plutarch's Lives: tidd.ly/3XhmJKw
Euripides' Trojan Women: tidd.ly/3ARbsJn
Euripides' Helen: tidd.ly/3Tj0Nh4
Pausanias Description of Greece: tidd.ly/47jF0f4
Modern Works:
The Penelopiad: tidd.ly/4dSgHqR
Helen of Troy: tidd.ly/3X8I9JQ
Helen's Judgement: tidd.ly/3XdB4rt
A Thousand Ships: tidd.ly/3XxzeD6
The Great God Pan: tidd.ly/4e7EW42
Helen of Troy from Hollywood to Homer: tidd.ly/4e2LG3g
The Spartans an Epic History: tidd.ly/3MzIpN9
My PhD Thesis: pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/the-politicisation-of-sexual-assault-in-fourth-century-athens
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My Other Books:
Live Like a Goddess (young adult): tidd.ly/3qZJlTE
Goddesses and Heroines (middle grade): uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774
Greek Myths (middle grade): amzn.to/3y4me9P
Egyptian Myths (middle grade): amzn.to/3dxcueF
The Flames of Albiyon (adult): amzn.to/3SfEvtP
Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (adult): uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346
Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (adult): uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360
All the Violet Tiaras (adult): 404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras
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Where else can you find me?
📚 Website: jeanmenzies.com
📚 Twitter: twitter.com/jeansthoughts
📚 Instagram: instagram.com/jeansthoughts
📚 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean
📚 TikTok: tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts
📚 Podcast: soundcloud.com/user-591915376
Let's scratch the surface of Helen (of Troy), her story, who she was, what she wanted, and whether she really was 'the face who launched a thousand ships'...
Pre-order my 2024 myth and folk tale anthologies:
Dragons, Wyverns & Serpents (adult): tidd.ly/46LANQT
Witches, Wizards, & Sorcerers (adult): tidd.ly/3AiQXoQ
You can support my content via...
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts
Patreon: patreon.com/bookishthoughts
...............................................................................................................
A bibliography for this video...
Ancient Texts:
Homer's Iliad: tidd.ly/3ARbpgF
Homer's Odyssey: tidd.ly/4gaJaK9
Virgil's Aeneid: tidd.ly/3Xz1Xrn
Plutarch's Lives: tidd.ly/3XhmJKw
Euripides' Trojan Women: tidd.ly/3ARbsJn
Euripides' Helen: tidd.ly/3Tj0Nh4
Pausanias Description of Greece: tidd.ly/47jF0f4
Modern Works:
The Penelopiad: tidd.ly/4dSgHqR
Helen of Troy: tidd.ly/3X8I9JQ
Helen's Judgement: tidd.ly/3XdB4rt
A Thousand Ships: tidd.ly/3XxzeD6
The Great God Pan: tidd.ly/4e7EW42
Helen of Troy from Hollywood to Homer: tidd.ly/4e2LG3g
The Spartans an Epic History: tidd.ly/3MzIpN9
My PhD Thesis: pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentTheses/the-politicisation-of-sexual-assault-in-fourth-century-athens
...............................................................................................................
My Other Books:
Live Like a Goddess (young adult): tidd.ly/3qZJlTE
Goddesses and Heroines (middle grade): uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9780241609774
Greek Myths (middle grade): amzn.to/3y4me9P
Egyptian Myths (middle grade): amzn.to/3dxcueF
The Flames of Albiyon (adult): amzn.to/3SfEvtP
Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses (adult): uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093346
Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines (adult): uk.bookshop.org/a/2086/9781529093360
All the Violet Tiaras (adult): 404ink.com/store/inklings-all-the-violet-tiaras
........................................................
Where else can you find me?
📚 Website: jeanmenzies.com
📚 Twitter: twitter.com/jeansthoughts
📚 Instagram: instagram.com/jeansthoughts
📚 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/6206860-jean
📚 TikTok: tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts
📚 Podcast: soundcloud.com/user-591915376
