The problem of female beauty -- Helen, daughter of Zeus -- Disarming beauty: the Iliad -- Happily ever after?: the Odyssey -- The many faces of Helen: archaic lyric -- Behind the scenes: the Oresteia -- Spartan woman and Spartan goddess: Herodotus -- Playing defense: Gorgias' encomium of Helen -- Enter Helen: Euripides' Trojan women -- Two-faced Helen: the Helen of Euripides -- Helen MacGuffin: Isocrates.