Helen of Troy: Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore.(Brief article)(Book review)

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Helen of Troy Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore. Bettany Hughes. New York: Knopf, 2005. 458 pp. $30.00.

"Hughes, a British historian who has narrated television documentaries about ancient subjects, makes it clear at the ...

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