ID: 901001020 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001020	Record Type: Character/Person

	Helen (Greek character)

Note: In Greek legend, the most beautiful woman of Greece and the indirect cause of the Trojan War. She was daughter of Zeus, either by Leda or by Nemesis, and sister of the Dioscuri. As a young girl she was carried off by Theseus, but she was rescued by her brothers. She was also the sister of Clytemnestra, who married Agamemnon. Her suitors came from all parts of Greece, and from among them she chose Menelaus, Agamemnon’s younger brother.

Names:

	Helen (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Helene (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Elena (Greek character) (Italian-P,D,N)
	Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Helen of Troy (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Helena (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Ἑλένη (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
	Yelena (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	海伦 (Greek character) (Chinese,U,N)
	ヘレネー (Greek character) (Japanese,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Helen (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Abduction of Helen
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Trojan War (Greek-Trojan legend, 12th/13th century BCE), Abduction of Helen (Greek narrative)) [901001939]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Helen (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Helene (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Elena (Greek character)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014085150
	Helen of Troy (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Helena (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ἑλένη (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Yelena (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	海伦 (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	ヘレネー (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Grove Art Online (2008-)
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014085150