Among the artworks found, one that stands out is a picture of Helen of Troy, who is considered the ... black walls of the ...

The paintings themselves depicted a myriad of figures from Greek mythology, including the renowned Helen of Troy, amid themes ...

Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicted on the high black ... "In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to life," he said. Two set-piece frescos dominate.

Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages ...

The true story, related to Herodotus by a few Egyptian divines, was that Helen never sailed the wine-dark seas to Troy; all along she was cooling her heels with Proteus, king of Memphis.