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Helen
Wife of Menelaus, used in examples of beauty and conflict.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Helen shows up with force in XXVIII: That We Ought Not to Be Angry with Men; and What Are the Small and the Great Things Among Men. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Her decision to follow Alexander was based on appearance, contributing to the Trojan War.
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- Philosophers and rulers
- Homeric characters
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- Closing
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