Euripides 481? BCE-407 BCE creator Sjöström, Axel Gabriel 1794-1846 text utu 2019 monographic sv 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Helena" by Euripides is a tragedy performed around 412 BCE. In this radical retelling of the Trojan War, Helen never went to Troy but spent the war years in Egypt while a phantom took her place. Now she awaits rescue from her husband Menelaus, who believes she perished at sea, while fending off an Egyptian king's marriage demands. This unconventional drama questions the absurdity of war fought over an illusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_(Euripides) Release date is 2019-09-29 Jari Koivisto Original publication data not identified Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta -- Drama PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60381 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60381 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134406.0 60381