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Helen of Troy willing resident or prisoner; in The Iliad
Title: Helen of Troy willing resident or prisoner; in The Iliad
Category: Literature / Novels
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Helen of Troy willing resident or prisoner; in The Iliad
The question of whether Helen is a willing resident or a captive resident of Troy is explained in The Iliad, Book III. I believe that Helen is a captive resident of Troy. With the help of Aphroditę, Alexandros seduces Helen, and she temporarily falls in love with him. He then carries her away from her home in Lacedaimon. When the fighting starts, it has little affect on Helen, but then Iris informs her that Alexandros …showed first 75 words of 799 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 799 total…I carried you off in my ship from Lacedaimon, and we shared our first love in that island. I am more in love with you now than ever, and I want you more."
This indicates that Helen must truly a captive of Troy. She misses her home in Lacedaimon, her husband Menelaos, her daughter and family and friends. Though, with the influence of Aphroditę and the seducing from Alexandros, at times she acts other wise.
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