The Most Ravishing Women of All Time: Two – Helen of Troy

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On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Meanwhile, high in Heaven Zeus, King of the Gods, held a competition to choose the most beautiful Goddess. The Trojan Prince, Paris, became the Judge who would decide the most stunning Goddess. The Goddess Aphrodite promised Paris the most beautiful woman on the Earth below as his prize if he picked her. Naturally, this happened to be Helen. The Trojan Prince Paris thus chose the Goddess Aphrodite as the prettiest Goddess. Thrilled Aphrodite came well on her word telling Paris, “Be gone to Sparta as Helen’s softness awaits you.” Never mind it that Helen was married; she was now his in an unbreakable hex from bestowed from above by Aphrodite

Snatched to Troy

Paris arrived disguised as a diplomat to the Spartan Court. The wily young Prince, with the whispers of the Goddess Aphrodite fresh in his head, cunningly seduced winsome Helen. The two, now bewitched by the love-spell of Aphrodite, eloped to Troy. Added to this mix was the simmering wrath of the Goddesses Hera and Athena who watched agape at the minxy-moves of Aphrodite and Paris. These Goddesses warned King Menelaus of Helen’s elopement.  The Trojan Wars thus began, with a thousand ships launched, to claim back the legendary beauty from distant Troy.

The Lonely Halls of Troy

 Helen, to her utter dismay was abandoned by Paris upon arrival in Troy. He was suddenly caught up in preparations for the oncoming Spartan storm to reclaim Helen. Alone, and missing home. Helen could only wander the empty halls of Troy. In despair she fell into the arms of Hector, Paris’ brother, who wiped away the tears that were now pouring from her lovely soul. Such a bloody and bitter fruit was to be plucked in the coming days. Her elopement was a dagger in heart of Sparta. Horror and blood did come upon Troy then, but miraculously Helen survived. She was returned to Sparta where she ended her days.

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Conclusion

Helen’s fantastic myth-tale leaves us today with some questions:

• Was Helen really a Goddess come down to torture men with her looks?
• Was this the end of the age of Gods and the start of human rule upon this Earth?
• Why did she comply with the Trojan Paris? Was she simply a victim of his cunning rape-abduction?

One thing we know for sure is that fully-grown men will always crumble before a ravishing beauty such was Helen of Troy.

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