Responsibility and ambiguity of Helen in Homeric epic

Authors

  • Francisca Gómez Seijo Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria Álvaro Cunqueiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-1718_69_1

Keywords:

épica homérica, Helena, responsabilidad, ambigüedad, caracterización

Abstract

In this paper the author tries to point out the convenience of addressing two issues often discussed around the characterization of Helen in Homeric epics: her responsibility in the Trojan War and her ambiguity. Several critical studies focus on such issues, but from equally diverse approaches. This paper attempts to reconcile their proposals findings and, at the same time, provide a personal view on the role of Helen in the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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Published

2017-07-11

Issue

Vol. 69 (2017)

Section

Articles

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