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Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

هيلين, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

ヘレネー, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

Елена , of Troy, Queen of Sparta

Ἑλένη, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

העלענע, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

海伦 , of Troy, Queen of Sparta

헬레네, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014085150

Variants

Elena, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Helen, of Sparta
Helena, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Helenē, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Yelena, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
海伦 , of Troy, Queen of Sparta
ヘレネー, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
הלנה, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
העלענע, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
헬레네, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Хелена, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Єлена, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Елена , of Troy, Queen of Sparta
هلن, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
هيلين, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Ἑλένη, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2014085150

Descriptor
Associated Locale
Occupation
Queens

Use For

Helen of Troy (Greek mythology)

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2014085150#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Helen of Troy Label from public data source Wikidata
Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta
Hélène (mythologie grecque)

Sources

found: Euripides. Trojan women and other plays, 2010:page 182 (Helen, Spartan daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of Menelaus, then of Paris)

found: Brill's new Pauly online, 23 June 2014(Helen of Troy; Helena; Ἑλένη; beautiful wife of Menelaus; also worshipped as a goddess at various cult sites in and around Sparta; Zeus is her father, Nemesis her mother; Nemesis gave birth to an egg, which is brought to Leda who hatches it; her great beauty was praised in antiquity; married Menelaus, later eloped to Troy with Paris, which triggered the Trojan War; after the fall of Troy Menelaus forgave her and she returned with him to Greece)

found: Wikipedia, 23 June 2014(Helen of Troy; Helen of Sparta; Ἑλένη; daughter of Zeus and Leda, sister of Castor, Pollux and Clytemnestra; considered the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War; other forms of name: هيلين; Helena; Yelena; Елена; Elena; هلن; Hélène; 헬레네; הלנה; ヘレネー; Хелена; Єлена; העלענע; 海伦)

Editorial Notes

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Change Notes

2014-06-23: new
2014-11-21: revised

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