EP 26: The Three Helens

Garner's Greek Mythology · Jul 5, 2021 · 19m

Welcome to Episode 26, THE THREE HELENS

This episode features the story of Helen of Troy, also known as the woman whose "face launched a thousand ships.” She was beautiful, but ended up being a pawn of the gods in the Trojan War. The effort to rescue her actually changed Greek history by being the impetus to unite the Greek city-states.

As often happens in these tales, nothing is as it seems. In this case, we learn there were at least three versions of the story, but none of them work out well for Helen.

Narrated by mythologist and best-selling author, Patrick Garner, Garner's Greek Mythology…