Helen of Troy: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Denison's Digital Commons - Helen of Troy: Senior Research Prospectus. Oct 12, 2026
Added cross-references. Jul 09, 2026
Article revised and updated. May 29, 2026
Changed media. Mar 03, 2026
Article thoroughly revised. Feb 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Academia - Helen the Whore and the Curse of Beauty (PDF). Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: CSUSB ScholarWorks - The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships: Helen of Troy in the Poetry of Atwood and Tufts (PDF). Jan 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Denison's Digital Commons - Helen of Troy: Senior Research Prospectus. Jun 20, 2024
Add new Web site: History Today - Helen the Whore and the Curse of Beauty. Jun 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Mythopedia - Helen of Troy. Apr 04, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Helen of Troy. Sep 20, 2022
Add new Web site: Greek Gods & Goddesses - Helen of Troy. Jun 19, 2022
Noted that Odysseus was one of her suitors and that, by fleeing to Troy with Paris, she indirectly caused the Trojan War. May 08, 2020
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Helen of Troy, The Beauty Who Sparked the Trojan War. Apr 18, 2019
Changed title of article from "Helen" to "Helen of Troy." Dec 28, 2017
Media added. Apr 30, 2015
Cross-references added and one sentence rephrased. Apr 30, 2015
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Helen. Mar 03, 2014
Add new Web site: Modern American Poetry - Helen of Troy. Mar 20, 2013
Add new Web site: In2Greece - Helen of Troy. Mar 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Helen. Feb 12, 2012
Add new Web site: Livius - Helen. Feb 12, 2012
Add new Web site: Modern American Poetry - Helen. Feb 12, 2012
Article revised and updated. Nov 08, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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