Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages, and her ...

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Troy has fallen. Days after the battle is complete, the women of Troy mst face their fate at the hands of the winners. Hecuba, Queen of Troy, is to become a slave, as are the other women.

Menelaus enters to meet with Helen and deliver her fate. Hecuba watches to learn of Helen's Fate. But Helen reveals that it is not her fault for all the woes that have befallen. Hecuba is to blame.