Helen

Love and beauty in human form,

Helen of Sparta, but was she any more?

She was a mother of one, and a lover of three.

Menelaus.

Theseus.

Alexandros.

Hermione.

Raped and abducted by Theseus dear.

She soon fell in love, but let me be clear.

Menelaus fell harder, and worked harder yet.

This was before her and Paris had met.

Meneleus and Helen had a wedding so great,

yet Meneleus' brother filled their love with hate.

Push came to shove,

sweet Alexandros saved the day.

The moment he came, sweet Helen ran away.

For eight long years her husband will chase,

the Trojans defenseless, his brother his mace!

The Trojan walls fell at the end of the war,

all for Helen, that young Spartan w***e.

Reviews

[Alexandria Reece]

I am glad to see this explicitly listed of Theseus' actions! I hate Theseus, ugh!!

Anyways, you did an excellent job here, Lady. I see you singing in Homeric Greece, a bard as he was, well-appreciated in Troy you would be certainly! You may have even inspired a laugh from Menelaus. Helen would certainly be scowling, but as a Classicist it's very refreshing to see people change their personal ideas on age-old stories and characters, you retain her glory in facts, while asserting your belief on her conduct and the playing out of her ethics. Nicely written :)

[Allyson Wolfe]

Thank you so much! I love taking classic stories and turning them into something that might appear more interesting in the modern era. Thanks for the review!