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Homer and the Will of Zeus: After reading the Homeric poems, and indeed after reading interpretations of them, I cannot help asking about Homer and wondering what he thought he was doing. (Ford 1992, 1) Andrew Ford's question haunts all who undertake the study of Homer, that most illusive of figures, endowed with none of the...; Tags: Homer, Oxford University Press, Priam; Research articles 2007-04-01

Apples of discord: High life Gstaad As some of you may remember, at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris - who was uninvited - threw down an apple marked 'for the most beautiful'. Women being what they are, three goddesses, Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, assumed it was theirs, ensuring that Eris Strife...; Tags: Helen of Troy Ltd.; Research articles 2002-08-10
Helen of Troy - the Essex Translation (after Homer): And so after a week's run of plastering work in Sparta Priam's boy, Paris, got in a sesh with the guv, Menelaus And, with her consent, copped off with his bird, Helen. Well tasty. Long hair. Lovely face. Legs up to...; Tags: Helen of Troy Ltd.; Research articles 2004-05-02
FILM: NEW RELEASES - No place like Homer: Time was when British character actors were handed out the minor parts in Hollywood blockbusters, but now in Wolfgang Petersen's martial epic Troy they're positively running the show, a new one seeming to pop up in every scene. Here's old favourite Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus and...; Tags: Kruger Inc.; Research articles 2004-05-21
Trojan coarse Wooden characters, passionless direction make Greek tale rough around the edges.(Time Out!): Byline: Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic "Troy" 1/2 out of four Opens today Starring As Brad Pitt Achilles Eric Bana Hector Orlando Bloom...; Tags: Helen of Troy Ltd., Kruger Inc.; Research articles 2004-05-14

Kent Opera: Kent Opera. Eng. opera company founded 1969 by Norman Platt and Roger Norrington. Regularly played in Canterbury and Tunbridge Wells, toured widely in the southern counties and visited Manchester and various fests. Casts were mixture of experienced and new singers, and repertory extended from well-known...; Tags: Atalanta Corp., Opera Software ASA; Research articles 1996-01-01
&#xE4;gyptische Helena, Die: ägyptische Helena, Die The Egyptian Helen Strauss. Lib. by Hugo von Hofmannsthal; 2 acts; f.p. Dresden 1928, cond. Fritz Busch. Aithra's palace, on an island in the Mediterranean, after the Trojan War: Helen of...; Tags: Helen of Troy Ltd., Menelaus; Research articles 1999-01-01
Helen of Troy: Helen of Troy 1. ( Hélène ) ( Offenbach: La Belle Hélène ). Sop. Queen, wife of Menelaus, who finds her in bed with Paris, who won her in a contest. Instructed by a priest Paris in disguise...; Tags: Helen of Troy Ltd.; Research articles 1999-01-01
Pritchard, John: Pritchard, John ( b London, 5 Feb. 1921; d Daly City, CA, 5 Dec. 1989). English conductor. Studied with his father. Gly.: répétiteur 1947; chorus-master 1949; assistant cond. 1950, début 1951 Don Giovanni ; cond. 1951–78; music counsellor...; Tags: Daly City; Research articles 1996-01-01