Helen of Troy - Revision history

Glory: adding to EFC

2007-04-27T13:36:00Z

adding to EFC

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			{{Femchar
			\| Names = Helen of Troy
			\| Occupation = Most Beautiful Woman in the World
			\| Works = Greek Myth
			\| Image =
			\| Caption =
			}}
	==Basic elements of story of Helen==		==Basic elements of story of Helen==

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	* "Behind the Mask" by [[Cherry Potts]]		* "Behind the Mask" by [[Cherry Potts]]

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Lquilter: notes

2007-04-26T04:08:24Z

notes

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	* ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974 TV series)\|Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]'' episode "[[The Youth Killer]]" (a villainous Helen sacrificed young people throughout history to retain her own youth and beauty)		* ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974 TV series)\|Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]'' episode "[[The Youth Killer]]" (a villainous Helen sacrificed young people throughout history to retain her own youth and beauty)
	* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)		* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)
			* "[[Arms and the Woman]]" by [[James Morrow]] (1991)
	* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''		* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''
	* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]		* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]

Lquilter: /* Fictional representations */ behind the mask

2007-04-25T19:15:57Z

Fictional representations: behind the mask

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	* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]		* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]
	* ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Esther M. Friesner]] (2007)		* ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Esther M. Friesner]] (2007)
			* "Behind the Mask" by [[Cherry Potts]]

	[[Category:Notable female characters]]		[[Category:Notable female characters]]
	[[Category:Characters]]		[[Category:Characters]]
	[[Category:Mythological characters]]		[[Category:Mythological characters]]

Lquilter: /* Fictional representations */ nobody's princes

2007-03-23T02:38:02Z

Fictional representations: nobody's princes

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	* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''		* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''
	* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]		* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]
			* ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Esther M. Friesner]] (2007)

	[[Category:Notable female characters]]		[[Category:Notable female characters]]
	[[Category:Characters]]		[[Category:Characters]]
	[[Category:Mythological characters]]		[[Category:Mythological characters]]

Lquilter: xena

2007-03-22T13:26:28Z

xena

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	* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)		* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)
	* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''		* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''
			* "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]" episode of [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]

			[[Category:Notable female characters]]
			[[Category:Characters]]
			[[Category:Mythological characters]]

Lquilter: /* Xena's Helen */ moving xena's helen to xena's helen's page

2007-03-22T13:25:04Z

Xena's Helen: moving xena's helen to xena's helen's page

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	* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)		* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)
	* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''		* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''

	~~==Xena's Helen==~~

	~~''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' episode "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]"~~

	~~Helen was portrayed by Galan Görg, aka Gaylyn Görg, Galyn Görg, a woman of color--a relative rarity.~~

	~~This is a rather feminist take on the Helen story:~~
	It starts with the common characterization of Helen, trapped and feeling to blame; but it's made clear that the fall of Troy is not Helen's fault, but the fault of "two kings ... bent on destruction" (Xena).

	Rather than being portrayed as flighty, willing to sacrifice others' lives for her own pleasure, Helen is shown as willing to sacrifice herself to end the war. She repeatedly offers to end the needless bloodshed, to be told by Xena that it is pointless. (And it's clear that Helen's first marriage to Menelaus was not her choice.)
	~~: Helen: Every day another soldier dies for my happiness. I can't live with it any more!~~
	~~: Xena: ... The war stopped being about your happiness a long time ago, Helen. ... The world will go on without you, Helen. Let it.~~
	~~: Helen: But where will I go? What will I do?~~
	~~: Xena: What do you want to do?~~
	~~: Helen: I don't know. No one's ever asked me that before.~~
	~~Later, at the end of the episode, Helen tells Paris that she will leave him because he wanted to own her, not love her. At the very end she thanks Xena for helping her be able to choose:~~

	~~: Helen: You've done a lot for me, Xena. You've shown me the only person that can make me happy, is me.~~
	~~: Xena: What's next for you?~~
	~~: Helen: I don't know, but ... for the first time, it's my decision.~~

	Xena's Helen is not addicted to vanity and the benefits of being the "face that launched a thousand ships". At the very end of the episode, Helen rejects the pomp and glory of her fame, choosing to be on her own, and to be "treated like a normal person for a change."

	~~As Helen leaves, Xena mockingly places Helen's tiara on Deiphobus' dead body.~~

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Lquilter: cat

2007-02-23T02:45:51Z

cat

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Lquilter: notable female characters

2007-02-15T03:53:00Z

notable female characters

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	As Helen leaves, Xena mockingly places Helen's tiara on Deiphobus' dead body.		As Helen leaves, Xena mockingly places Helen's tiara on Deiphobus' dead body.

			[[Category:Notable female characters]]
			[[Category:Characters]]
	[[Category:Mythological female characters]]		[[Category:Mythological female characters]]

Lquilter: /* Xena's Helen */ episode

2007-02-15T03:48:36Z

Xena's Helen: episode

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	==Xena's Helen==		==Xena's Helen==

	''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' episode "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts"		''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' episode "[[Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts]]"

	Helen was portrayed by Galan Görg, aka Gaylyn Görg, Galyn Görg, a woman of color--a relative rarity.		Helen was portrayed by Galan Görg, aka Gaylyn Görg, Galyn Görg, a woman of color--a relative rarity.

Lquilter: /* Fictional representations */ formatting

2007-02-15T03:47:57Z

Fictional representations: formatting

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	* ''[[The Cypria]]'' (ancient epic)		* ''[[The Cypria]]'' (ancient epic)
	* ''[[The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927 film)\|The Private Life of Helen of Troy]]'' (1927 film)		* ''[[The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927 film)\|The Private Life of Helen of Troy]]'' (1927 film)
	* ''[[Helen of Troy (2003 TV miniseries)\|Helen of Troy]]" (2003 TV miniseries)		* ''[[Helen of Troy (2003 TV miniseries)\|Helen of Troy]]'' (2003 TV miniseries)
	* ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974 TV series)\|Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]" episode "[[The Youth Killer]]" (a villainous Helen sacrificed young people throughout history to retain her own youth and beauty)		* ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974 TV series)\|Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]'' episode "[[The Youth Killer]]" (a villainous Helen sacrificed young people throughout history to retain her own youth and beauty)
	* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)		* ''[[Troy (2004 film)\|Troy]]'' (2004 film)
	* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''		* [[Sheri Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]''