The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Helen of Troy ( - )

Mythical daughter of Zeus who was abducted by Paris, starting the Trojan War. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199545568.001.0001/acref-9780199545568-e-2975?rskey=sb9W8y&result=4 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy References in Documents:
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) Hellen.