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Story Greek and Roman

seduction of Helen

Episode in the Trojan War Epic

  • Part of Epic Cycle
  • Also called abduction of Helen, rape of Helen

The text that tells it

The one text on record, with its own date on the source clock.

Steve Swayne · CC BY 2.0

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