Compare And Contrast Marilyn And Helen Of Troy

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Two people can be very similar, but different at the same time; take Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy for example. Marilyn and Helen both remain a mystery to the public eye. Marilyn’s mystery remains with the question of not only her lifestyle, but her sanity as well. Helen’s mystery is the question of her birth and the number of men she had wed. The women are both seen as a symbolic term of beauty.
In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was the most beautiful woman in the world. Some myths say that Helen’s mother was Leda, Tyndareus’ (the King of Sparta’s) wife, whereas others say that her mother was Nemesis (the goddess of revenge). In many legends Helen had a sister named Clytemnestra, it is said that once she reached the age to be married she

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