Max Dashu - Helen of Troy and Women of the Trojan War
34 Circe Salon -- Make Matriarchy Great Again -- Disrupting History - A podcast by 34 Circe Salon, 34 Circe Media, Sean Marlon Newcombe, Dawn "Sam" Alden
“Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium-- Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.--" And so wrote Christopher Marlowe of one of the most famous names in history: Helen of Troy. But who was Helen and what was life like for women of that era?