![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On reaching Athens, she masquerades as an Egyptian princess, Meryet, and is married to Theseus. Storms blow their ship off course to Asia Minor, where Helen has a chance meeting with a youthful shepherd who will later play a major role in her life. Theseus, in love with her himself, agrees, and spirits Helen, disguised as a slave, away to Athens. When suitors gather to bid for Helen’s hand, and she discovers she will be given to Menelaus, she persuades the Athenian half-god hero, King Theseus, to help her escape. Her decision pits her against her mortal father, King Tyndareus of Sparta, and her fierce mother, Leda. Young and gloriously beautiful, Helen always thought she’d marry her childhood friend, Menelaus, but when her sleep is disrupted by nightmares of a shining city in flames, screams, and death, she is convinced such disaster can only be averted by refusing to marry him. ![]()
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