the egg born quartet
Helen of Troy, widely considered by scholars as the most inspired character in all literature, ancient and modern. The story of the unrivaled beauty of the daughter of Zeus, King of the Gods and the stunning beauty that was Queen Leda of Sparta has gone on to define a whole era, marked by fighting, love, andintrigue; of impassioned young soldiers, half Gods and far-flung kings and princes. A tantalizing enigma from the start, a breathtaking catalyst to the end. Its an amazing story, Helen of Troy.
I have a Greek savvy friend who, I've recently discovered spent a great deal of time with fellow Helen Scholars (I can't believe there are Helen scholars, can you?) debating theories of Helen's cataclysmic role on shaping Greek in the ancient and middle ages. There is the school that blames her, another that worships her. I personally think she's to be pitied.
Leave the poor girl alone you Helen Scholars (I still can't believe there are Helen Scholars), she didn't ask for any of this.
posted by hold up the sky @ 11:35 PM
7 Comments:
At 11:54 PM,
kim said…
scholars. indeeed.. :) heh.
At 12:37 AM,
Unknown said…
I like only 2 characters in that story, No.1 Achillies, No.2 Hector. and non of them were fighting for love. It makes to most sense when it comes to war.
At 10:44 AM,
hold up the sky said…
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At 10:53 AM,
hold up the sky said…
It was a good show... didn't quite Orlando Bloom as Paris though. Too elf-girl.
At 11:43 PM,
kim said…
love you babe
At 1:15 AM,
Enchanted One said…
do those ppl hv nothing better to do =p
At 1:21 AM,
hold up the sky said…
Exactly! Its amazing what these scholars do really, but I suppose there are all kinds of academic/secular forays into anything if you look hard enough.
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