
Throughout history, women have wielded power--as rulers, or warriors, or sometimes through others. They may have been revered or at least obeyed, but just as often, they were maligned, condemned or even murdered. Were they battleaxes? She-wolves? One of the others? Or just smart and ambitious? Read on.
It was said that hers was “the face that launched a thousand ships.” Yet despite her extraordinary beauty, HELEN OF TROY has been controversial ever since her name became known in ancient literature. Was she a heroine? A victim? An antagonist?
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Helen of Troy
