Helen

Stories tagged Helen:

• The Fall of Troy Jul 29, 2025

  

  After ten long years of siege, the great city of Troy stood battered but still defiant behind its mighty walls. The war that had begun with Paris’s abduction of Helen had claimed countless lives on both sides, including some of the greatest heroes of the age. Yet despite the Greeks’ superior numbers and the intervention of various gods on both sides, the city remained unconquered. It would take cunning rather than courage, deception rather than direct assault, to finally bring down the proud citadel of Priam.

• The Judgment of Paris Jul 25, 2025

  

  The Judgment of Paris

  Long before the great walls of Troy fell to Greek warriors, before the legendary heroes of the Trojan War made their names immortal through courage and cunning, a seemingly minor incident set in motion the events that would lead to one of the most famous conflicts in mythology. This incident, known as “The Judgment of Paris,” demonstrates how even the smallest decisions can have world-changing consequences when gods and their vanities are involved.