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fandom: Greek mythology/Homer's Iliad
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Helen of Sparta, character study. (canon pairings, unrequited Helen/Hector of Troy)
length: ~700 words
content notices: major character death; angst
summary: The only man to see Helen as a lover instead of a prize was Paris; the only man to see her as a woman instead of either was Hector.
notes: Originally written August 2009.
ao3 crosspost: here
( No man had ever spoken of passion to Helen, and all that she knew of such words she had overheard, or learned from songs; the glory of being called beautiful in tones not of cool reason but burning emotion overwhelmed her entirely. )
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Helen of Sparta, character study. (canon pairings, unrequited Helen/Hector of Troy)
length: ~700 words
content notices: major character death; angst
summary: The only man to see Helen as a lover instead of a prize was Paris; the only man to see her as a woman instead of either was Hector.
notes: Originally written August 2009.
ao3 crosspost: here
( No man had ever spoken of passion to Helen, and all that she knew of such words she had overheard, or learned from songs; the glory of being called beautiful in tones not of cool reason but burning emotion overwhelmed her entirely. )
