Helen Had A Sister: A Tale of Ancient Greece. (Previously Published as "Princess of Sparta".)
Helen Had A Sister: A Tale of Ancient Greece. (Previously Published as

Author: Penelope Haines

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-09

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780473508579

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Helen of Troy's story is well known. Hers was the "face that launched a thousand ships", started a ten-year war and brought about Troy's destruction. But Helen had a sister.In a world where women were submissive, she ruled.In a world where women were loyal, she was unfaithful.In a world where honour and blood feuds abound, she exacted the ultimate revenge.Born into the Royal House of Sparta, her courageous spirit, passionate love and lust for life make her a unique heroine. Her character and her choices have fascinated people for centuries. Her story is one of betrayal, murder, adultery and revenge, set in ancient Greece at the time of the Trojan war.She is Clytemnestra, High Queen of Mycenae.

Helen Had a Sister
Helen Had a Sister

Author: Penelope Haines

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781517080310

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She's Helen of Troy's older sister. She's a Spartan Princess. She's High Queen of Mycenae. Her name is Clytemnestra. In a world where women are submissive, she rules. In a world where wives are loyal, she is unfaithful In a world where honour and blood feuds abound she exacts the ultimate revenge. An adventurous princess from a famous family, Nestra 's courageous spirit, passionate love and lust for life mark her as a unique heroine. From Homer's Iliad comes the story of one woman's fight for her family, her kingdom and her own survival.

Princess of Sparta
Princess of Sparta

Author: Penelope Haines

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9781533023612

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She's Helen of Troy's older sister. She's a Spartan Princess. She's High Queen of Mycenae. Her name is Clytemnestra. In a world where women are submissive, she rules. In a world where wives are loyal, she is unfaithful In a world where honour and blood feuds abound she exacts the ultimate revenge. An adventurous princess from a famous family, Nestra 's courageous spirit, passionate love and lust for life mark her as a unique heroine. From Homer's Iliad comes the story of one woman's fight for her family, her kingdom and her own survival.

Helen Had a Sister
Helen Had a Sister

Author: Penelope Haines

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780473551353

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Helen of Troy's story is well known. Hers was the "face that launched a thousand ships", started a ten-year war and brought about Troy's destruction. But Helen had a sister. In a world where women were submissive, she ruled. In a world where women were loyal, she was unfaithful. In a world where honour and blood feuds abound, she exacted the ultimate revenge. She is Clytemnestra, High Queen of Mycenae.

Daughters of Sparta
Daughters of Sparta

Author: Claire Heywood

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-06-22

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 059318436X

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For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships—but now it's time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology's most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra. As princesses of Sparta, Helen and Klytemnestra have known nothing but luxury and plenty. With their high birth and unrivaled beauty, they are the envy of all of Greece. But such privilege comes at a cost. While still only girls, the sisters are separated and married to foreign kings of their father's choosing— Helen remains in Sparta to be betrothed to Menelaos, and Klytemnestra is sent alone to an unfamiliar land to become the wife of the powerful Agamemnon. Yet even as Queens, each is only expected to do two things: birth an heir and embody the meek, demure nature that is expected of women. But when the weight of their husbands' neglect, cruelty, and ambition becomes too heavy to bear, Helen and Klytemnestra must push against the constraints of their society to carve new lives for themselves, and in doing so, make waves that will ripple throughout the next three thousand years. Daughters of Sparta is a vivid and illuminating reimagining of the Siege of Troy, told through the perspectives of two women whose voices have been ignored for far too long.

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy

Author: Ann Poeschel

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2019-12-15

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1502651351

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Helen of Troy is famously known in ancient mythology as the face that launched a thousand ships, but this heroine was more than a pretty face and a catalyst for war. This book explores the famous story of Helen, her involvement in the Trojan War, and the hand she played in starting one of the most epic battles of Grecian legend. With simple text, engaging images, and relevant historical context, this book provides an understanding of the impact the myth of Helen had in ancient Grecian society and her continued influence on the world today.

Helen of Sparta
Helen of Sparta

Author: Amalia Carosella

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781477821381

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Long before she ran away with Paris to Troy, Helen of Sparta was haunted by nightmares of a burning city under siege. These dreams foretold impending war--a war that only Helen has the power to avert. To do so, she must defy her family and betray her betrothed by fleeing the palace in the dead of night. In need of protection, she finds shelter and comfort in the arms of Theseus, son of Poseidon. With Theseus at her side, she believes she can escape her destiny. But at every turn, new dangers--violence, betrayal, extortion, threat of war--thwart Helen's plans and bar her path. Still, she refuses to bend to the will of the gods. A new take on an ancient myth, Helen of Sparta is the story of one woman determined to decide her own fate. The sequel to Helen of Sparta will be published by Lake Union Publishing in June 2016.

The Memoirs of Helen of Troy
The Memoirs of Helen of Troy

Author: Amanda Elyot

Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0307338606

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As despised as she was desired, Helen of Troy is one of history's most notorious women. In this groundbreaking and richly dramatic novel, the familiar story of passion and violence is told from a new perspective: that of Helen herself.

Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy

Author: Margaret George

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-08-03

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 1101218797

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Acclaimed author Margaret George tells the story of the legendary Greek woman whose face "launched a thousand ships" in this New York Times bestseller. The Trojan War, fought nearly twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ, and recounted in Homer's Iliad, continues to haunt us because of its origins: one woman's beauty, a visiting prince's passion, and a love that ended in tragedy. Laden with doom, yet surprising in its moments of innocence and beauty, Helen of Troy is an exquisite page-turner with a cast of irresistible, legendary characters—Odysseus, Hector, Achilles, Menelaus, Priam, Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, as well as Helen and Paris themselves. With a wealth of material that reproduces the Age of Bronze in all its glory, it brings to life a war that we have all learned about but never before experienced.

Beauty's Daughter
Beauty's Daughter

Author: Carolyn Meyer

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0544108779

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The bestselling author of the Young Royals books “delves into Greek mythology with a retelling of the Trojan War from the point of view of Hermione” (Booklist). What is it like to be the daughter of the most beautiful woman in the world? Hermione knows . . . her mother is Helen of Troy, the famed beauty of Greek myth. Helen is not only beautiful but also impulsive, and when she falls in love with charming Prince Paris, she runs off with him to Troy, abandoning her distraught daughter. Determined to reclaim their enchanting queen, the Greek army sails for Troy. Hermione stows away in one of the thousand ships in the fleet and witnesses the start of the legendary Trojan War. In the rough Greek encampment outside the walls of Troy, Hermione’s life is far from that of a pampered princess. Meanwhile, her mother basks in luxury in the royal palace inside the city. Hermione desperately wishes for the gods and goddesses to intervene and end the brutal war—and to bring her love. Will she end up with the handsome archer Orestes, or the formidable Pyrrhus, leader of a tribe of fierce warriors? And will she ever forgive her mother for bringing such chaos to her life and the lives of so many others? “Beauty’s Daughter burrows into the recent interest in Greek mythology and builds a fictional account of the young woman’s quest to find her lost love.” —VOYA “This title would make a great pairing for students studying Greek mythology or reading the Iliad or Odyssey and will appeal particularly to students interested in ancient history.” —School Library Journal