Why Helen Of Troy Is The Real Star Of 'The Odyssey'
About this episode
This episode explores the life and impact of Helen of Troy, the woman whose beauty sparked the Trojan War, featuring insights from Professor Ruby Blondell.
Beautiful women are always causing trouble in history, and perhaps none more so than Helen of Troy. She's the daughter of Zeus and a human mother, after all. With the new film Odyssey hitting the big screen, find out all about the formidable Helen of Troy who was supposedly the most beautiful woman in the world and caused the Trojan War. Joining Kate today is Ruby Blondell, Professor of Classics at University of Washington and author of two books on Helen of Troy. This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . You can take part in our listener survey here . All music from Epidemic Sounds. Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click here to place your vote! Thank you! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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