helen of troy (asteroid 101)
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Helen of Troy was the twin of Clytemnestra, sister to the twins Castor and Pollux (sometimes referred to as Polydeuces), and daughter of Zeus and Leda (the swan myth) - the adoptive daughter of Tyndareus. In other myths, she is sometimes thought to be the daughter of Zeus and Nemesis (which is a less popular thought/myth), in this version Leda finds the egg (yes, she is still born from an egg in this one) and is then raised by Leda and Tyndareus. Helen is regarded in mythology as the most beautiful woman in the world. Originally, Helen was abducted by Theseus (who wanted a divine wife), and while he was adventuring his mother, Aethra guarded her. This was short lived because soon after Theseus left, the Spartans invaded Athens, leading this army were Helen's brothers, Castor and Pollux, who returned Helen home and took Aethra in return. In some myths, Helen had a child with Theseus named Iphigenia, who upon Helen's return to Sparta was given to her sister, Clytemnestra, and is later sacrificed to the gods in order to sail to Troy by Agamemnon (Clytemnestra's husband). Featured in The Odyssey, Helen is to pick a suitor from a hoard of great men due to Tyndareus's fear that they would start a war over her if she didn't choose (haha, foreshadowing). Before a suitor was chosen, Tyndareus received advice from Odysseus that all suitor should swear an oath to Helen's chosen husband to always support and fight against anyone who may fight him. When everyone agreed, she does pick Menelaus. Together her and Menelaus have a peaceful marriage in which she has four children with him and she happily takes her seat beside him on the throne of Sparta. This marriage in itself is marked as the end of the age of heroes. Helen was later abducted by Paris who was promised by Aphrodite that he would have the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris brought Helen to Troy - some myths state that the two eloped during this time (there was no abduction, it was by choice). And, of course, after this the Trojan War ensues. But what happened after the war to Helen of Troy (who should really be Helen of Sparta in my opinion)? Well there are three different endings. In one, she is brought back home to Sparta by Menelaus who is determined to kill her for being amorous with Paris - in this version, she undresses and Menelaus is shocked by her beauty and forgets to kill her. In another, she is exiled to Mount Olympus. And lastly (and most unlikely in my opinion), she goes to the Underworld to spend eternity with Achilles (like why would she lol?). IN MY OPINION Helena in your chart can represent a) where people may constantly fight over you, b) where you may be thought of as beautiful, and/or c) where you are excused for being disloyal.
i encourage you to look into the aspects of helena along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of helena AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede helena!
OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: paris (3317), aphrodite (1388), achilles (588), zeus (5731 / h42), leda (38), tyndareus (8125), nemesis (128), aethra (132), iphigenia (112), agamemnon (911), odysseus (1143), ulysses (5254), and menelaus (1647)!
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