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Helen of Troy
We dip into mythology, with Bertie’s telling of the tale of Troy. Paris, the handsome and fashionably dressed Prince of Troy, was asked to judge a divine beauty contest, and chose Aphrodite the Goddess of Love as the winner. As a reward, Aphrodite promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, none other than Helen. Unfortunately, Helen was married to the King of Sparta. The scene was set for the great war between the Greeks and the Trojans. More stories about Troy will follow on this page.
We’ve written some more background to this story for those doing school projects on Helen. You may also be interested in these ancient sources for the myth.
The story of Eris, the Goddess of Strife, is known from the remaining 50 lines of the Kypria, a lost epic of Greek Literature.
The Judgement of Paris was told by the Latin Poet Ovid in his Heroides XVI.
Homer has surprisingly little to say about the Judgment of Paris or the kidnapping of Helen, but we have drawn on his description of Helen and King Menelaus at home in the Odyssey Book IV.
Read by Natasha. Duration 13.5 Minutes.
A long time ago, in the age of heroes, when gods and goddesses still took a close interest in human affairs, a great wedding was planned between a famous warrior called Peleus and a lovely sea nymph whose name was Thetis. All the kings and queens of the day were invited to the wedding feast, as well as all the immortal ones who lived on Mount Olympus – all, that is, except for one. For no invitation was sent to Eris, the goddess of strife. Now strife is when people argue, and it was generally thought a bad idea to invite strife to a wedding party, in case she caused the happy couple to quarrel. Eris was extremely annoyed about being overlooked, and as revenge, she decided to play a spiteful trick on the wedding guests. Just as the celebrations were at their height, she appeared in the banqueting hall dressed as a serving girl. A silver plate was in her hands, and on it was an apple on which she had written the words, “For the Fairest of them all”. This she placed on the table where the three loveliest goddesses were sitting . Their names were Hera, Athene and Aphrodite. Immediately that they saw the words on the apple, a quarrel broke out between the three goddesses.
Hera said to the others, “I am the Queen of all the immortal gods, and it follows that I must be far fairer than either of you two. So therefore the apple belongs to me”
“My dear Hera,” said Athene, “You might be Queen, but I am the goddess of wisdom, and therefore I know absolutely everything that is worth knowing. You must believe me when I say that you are quite mistaken. Wisdom is beauty, and beauty is wisdom. They are one and the same thing. So therefore the apple belongs to me.”
“Darlings,” purred Aphrodite. “It’s quite obvious that the apple belongs to me. I possess the power of love because, to put it quite simply, I am so much more beautiful than anybody else.”
The goddesses carried on arguing continuously for years after the wedding was over – for time means nothing to the immortal ones. The king of all the gods, mighty, thundering Zeus, became quite fed up with listening to their bickering. When, at length, he was at his wits’ end he suggested to the three lovely goddesses that they resolve the question once and for all with a beauty contest. And that is exactly what they did.
The three goddesses agreed on one thing: that the most handsome and fashionably dressed mortal who walked on the face of the earth was Paris, Prince of Troy. They decided to surprise him. One day when Paris was out hunting on the foothills of Mount Ida, he discovered three lovely goddesses standing beneath a tree. In all his life he had never seen such dazzling beauty. For a moment, he stood amazed. Then Hermes, who was the winged messenger of the gods, flew up to Paris and spoke to him as follows:
“ Hail Paris! Prince of Magnificent Troy. Lord Zeus, the King of all the gods, sends you his greetings. He wishes to bestow upon you a great honour. He asks that you give this apple to the fairest goddess of them all.”
Paris, who normally had a keen eye for beauty, found it hard to choose. Each goddess was so beautiful. Hera had the most lovely milky white skin ever seen. Athene had the most dazzling, dancing eyes. And Aphrodite had the most charming smile. Which should he pick?
At length, seeing that he was at a loss, Hera said to him:
“Prince Paris. Give the apple to me, and I will give you the gift of great power.”
Athene, not to be outdone by this offer, said, “Prince Paris, Give the apple to me, and I will give you the gift of great wisdom.”
But Aphrodite laughed and said. “Paris my dear, Don’t you listen to those two silly goddesses. What fun would you have with power or wisdom? Give the apple to me, and I will give you a gift that is much more to your liking. I shall give you the love of the most beautiful woman on earth.”
Now Paris no longer found the choice so hard to make. He had long been in love with the most beautiful woman on earth, whose name was Helen. It so happened, that Helen was married to King Menelaus, and Paris had thought up until that moment, that the possibility of his winning her love was beyond all hope, but now he understood that his chances could be greatly improved.
And so Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite. She giggled with delight, but the other two goddesses were furious and flew directly back to Mount Olympus in a great huff, where they complained long and bitterly to Zeus about the unfairness of the competition. Zeus had a dark feeling that there was trouble in store for humankind.
Paris set sail for the land of Sparta where Menelaus was king and lived with his beautiful queen Helen. Menelaus welcomed the famous prince into his palace, and while the two sat talking about the affairs of the world, Queen Helen came down from her perfumed room, looking as lovely as a goddess. The maid-servants brought her a seat and covered it with a soft lambswool rug, and she sat before her silver work box. But before she began to embroider, she glanced over at the visiting Prince, and questioned her husband:
“Shall I guess the name of this Prince who has come to visit us? Let us see if I am right or wrong? I have heard tell of a prince from far-off Troy who is famous the world over for his looks and fashionable style. Is it he, Paris, Prince of Troy who has come to stay with us?”
“My dear wife,” said Menelaus, “As always, you are quite right. It is indeed, Paris, Prince of Troy who is paying us the honour of his visit.”
And Paris acknowledged Queen Helen with a nod of his head.
At dinner that night, Helen added a special potion into the wine, so that anyone who drank it would forget all his cares, and be happy for the rest of the evening. They feasted and made merry and while Menelaus was busy laughing and joking with one of his generals, Paris spoke softly to Helen.
“Most beautiful queen,” he said, “I beg you, meet me tonight in the orchard beneath the palace walls and we shall sail away together in my ship, and head directly for Troy the most magnificent city in all the world.”
And because the goddess of love, Aphrodite, had wished it so, Helen could not help herself, and agreed to his suggestion.
When King Menelaus awoke in the morning, and he discovered that his guest and his wife had run away together, he flew into a rage, kicking the furniture and punching the walls of his chamber. He swore before all the Gods that that his revenge would be truly terrible. And so he went to see his elder brother, King Agamemnon of Argos, and spoke to him as follows:
“My dear brother. The honour of our family has been besmirched by this foreign peacock, this perfumed playboy, this prancing Prince of Troy. Let us gather together all the Kings of Greece and combine our armies into the greatest force that has ever been seen since the dawn of history, and let us sail to the far off city of Troy, and teach Prince Paris some manners.”
But Agamemnon was wise and he knew that it is always a terrible mistake to rush headlong into conflict. He suggested first that they send an ambassador to Troy to request the return of Queen Helen, whom he was sure had been abducted against her will. He knew that Paris’ father, King Priam of Troy was a good man, and he was sure that he would order his son to release her. And so they sent a message to Troy in the name of peace and reconciliation, but Helen did not wish to go home, and Prince Paris refused to return the lovely Queen to her husband, saying that they had been brought together by the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite herself.
And so that meant War. King Agamemnon, the brother of the wronged Menelaus, summoned all the Kings of Greece and prepared a navy of a thousand ships, the greatest military force to ever set sail. And that is the story of how the great war between the Greeks and the Trojans was started by Prince Paris and Queen Helen.
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The greatest legends from the time when gods and goddesses roamed the earth and mingled with humans. These stories reflect the origins of Western Literature.
Thank you so much Bertie I love StoryNory!!!!!!
Dear Ashley,, I would pick the Boy Who Flew too High, it’s short but rather beautiful (and sad).
To Bertie
I am doing a project on ancient greeks myths and I was wondering which out of these stories you think I should pick? (you can pick 3)
Helen Of Troy, The wooden horse, The boy who flew too high, The Unpopular beauty or Thesus and the Minotaur?
thnx oh and I love StoryNory so does my class and teacher!!!!!!!!!
:)
To Bertie
I am doing a project on ancient greeks myths and I was wondering which out of these stories you think I should pick? (you can pick 3)
Helen Of Troy, The wooden horse, The boy who flew too high, The Unpopular beauty or Thesus and the Minotaur?
thnx oh and I love StoryNory so does my class and teacher!!!!!!!!!
To Bertie
I am doing a project on ancient greeks myths and I was wondering which out of these stories you think I should pick? (you can pick 3) thnx oh and I love StoryNory so does my class and teacher!!!!!!!!!
OMG its good its just to long lol
I loved this story like all the other myths, as you can see my mum did too, she’s called Demeter! may you do the myth Persephone and the sesons, as it is my favorite!
this is boring pput more songs on here wil u!
Great I guess… you spelled a goddess’s name wrong
this website, and the stories on it, are amazing! Thanks you for making it! Helen of Troy is my faveorite! will there be any other stories? By the way, my best friend Carla introduced me to this. She likes it to!
hi this is a really good website we are amazaed at how we found it :) ;> (@:
that was awsome
Hello
This is a useful tale of the Greek myths. When Helen is given to the young Prince Paris by the Greek God Aphrodite, she must fore sake her marriage to the Greek King Sparta and this sets of a fierce war between the Greeks and the Trojans. This war is the central theme around which many of the Greek myths revolve including Dido & Aenaes and The Minotaur.
Thanks for listening
Bye Bye
N e
nice story katie
why is it so amazing Dur
your such a geek just joking lol
i like it bu it has to have more picture
this is boring but i liked it-needs lots of pictures and make it horror like rl.Stine(goosebumps)loooooooooooooool!!!!!
hey i like this story but it kept buffering when i tried to put on the voice :( :P
cool
its awesome
Dear Katie, I am glad you like this Greek myth… It’s not such a sad one !
it beautyful
I (>(love)it
THANK YOU FOR THE THIS…
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE STORY.
my project is ruined cause i need the whole story!!! but so far so good!!!
I liked this story and I don’t think it could sget any more datailed. Well it could but thats beside the point. I’m using it for my social studies fair thingy.DOW NO NO NOOOOOOO
Its my first time reading and its amazing hopefully they have a movie and the war started all because of eris. lol
this is awesome! i am a huge Greek mythology nerd! for anyone who enjoyed this, check out the Percy Jackson series and also the Heroes of Olympus!!!
i luv this its coo!!:)lol tacos and birittos! unicorn,<3
dead
Finna great
the story was very interesting, i never knew that the great battle of troy was stared like this. FAIL!!!!!
nice story …. love itt
I liiiiiiiiiiiike this story and i think that there should be pictures
i like it a litle and it neads more picure
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I LOVE IT! It’s very interesting
this is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo long and needs more pictures
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GREAT STORY!!!!!:)MAKE A MOVIE!!!!
this is a very good story and easy to understand brilliant !!! espcially for schools :D
this is so stupid!!!! nobody want to hear this
do u have any information on helon of troy
Well I think it is a well written piece. For some reason I”m craving Greek mythology stories right now. So it was thrilling you could say. As for the opinionated side of me I myself only believe in one God. This is a just a way other people believe but i think its all the same god in the end, and for entertainment. I just think its really interesting because its a history.
I know this myth when it was quoted in Conan Detective Manga ( ep 35 perhaps). At that time, I found it boring, but now I think it’s very appealing.
it was ok
I think it was boring i didn’t really understand it it didn’t appeal to me
please write some stories of shahname that is about iranian legends.
i read this story of olyimpan gods before and you spelt Iris, Athena, andhonor wrong; plus i don’t laern anything at all!
this is alright u know is not that bad
Dear Gavin, there will be more, including the Argonauts at some stage.
Dear Bertie I like Greek myths a lot and i was wondering if you could publish more of them
ok
rubbish
This was not what I was expecting because I thought it was the whole story but so far it’s OK :S
great this a don
omg great awsome
helens the lead part part i ewant 2 be paris at my leaving play coshe’s in most scenes but helen is bettr shes a girl but not in every scene according 2 tasha and betrie. and the pppppeacock lllllllllllloooooooooooooooolllllllll and the this perfumed playboy, this prancing prince of Troy. it’s too much lol really . this story is well cool :)
lllloooooolllll lol lol
this story is funny and i recommend it can have some video provide with the story it may be a much story
GREAT STORY
this story is ok….and Jenika,different people belive in different gods.And long time ago many people don’t even know who the Ture god is.In Asia,their gods look like asian.In Europe,their god looks like Eurpeans so i don’t belive in gods.
i dont lie the person who read it was kind of weird but besides that i still dont like the story i like games way better
i loved it
I think it was ok. im not the type that’s likes to read a lot. but it was ok for a long story.
well it was very well written. I just wish there could have been more to it. It left you wanting more.
no i hated it i would rather play games than read this
I think it was an okay story but it was kinda boring as well cuz im not really in to the whole god and godesses thing and I agree that there is only one god and thats it no other. – I LIKE SQUIRELLS
This story was good. I wish that Emily Shaw was Helen and I the one she ran away with! i love her so much
the peacok lol.
OMG! Amazing! Homer is Great! Plus JADEN PEttey is Awesome!
okay so i read it and I loved it(:
Dear Jenika, …yes but Homer and the related legends are the foundation of European culture….. an educated person has to know who was Helen of Troy… surely….? If you go to Athens and look at the Parthenon, perhaps the most beautiful building in the world, it helps if you know about Athena. If you look at Botticelli ‘s Aphrodite it will mean more to you if you know who she was…. or come to that, Rubens Judgment of Paris…
And as for the moral…. well this episode lead to the Trojan War and ten years of suffering on all sides….. I think that’s moral enough…. it’s fairly clear that no good came of it.
This is a very dumb legend. First of all there is only One true God. And He is the One who commands a husband and wife to love each other and cleave unto each other. Why would sombody want to believe and encourage a legend/myth that accepts the sin of adultry and belief of other gods?The moral characters of the three goddesses we get to read about shows vainess, selfishness,and quarreling! Who would wwant to worship that kind of filth?
it was ok
it was alright
I wish she would read faster I had to listen for school and also I like when she says “Bye Bye!”
Great it got rid of my game music!
i liked it
goooooooood
it was a really good story for the children and they liked it to
horrible histories :P
i wish natasha would read faster.i have read a different helen of troy and it is very different okay gota go ill comment again later bye xxx
I wish Natasha wouldn’t read so slowly.
This story is great, beacuse i love the story of helen of troy
i liked it, but it was a bit big on details
that is sooooo long
My favorite part is where Natasha says Bye-Bye!! hehehe xD but good story. :) romantic ;D
not good so boring no joke
this was good
I like the story but its all a bit too lovesick and romancey umm is romancey a word
I am doing this story for my school play at school
[...] />Download TroyGreek Myths continues the story of the Trojan War (see the first part, Helen of Troy). Although it’s a story on an epic scale, the action comes down to some very personal grudges [...]
I like this because it shows feelings,action,and conflit
I liked this story. It helped me with my homework assignment. It could’ve been made shorter though. I do agree with that.
this this THIS THISTHISTHISTHIS ………poooop
I realy like this story its very good but at the same time i watch the movie of Helen of Troy i love it hope every one els will
I liked the story, but its so much shorter than the older version.
Ace!
I like the normal helen of Troy story but I think that this one could be made short and to the point
nice
I love this story i read it at school with my class
by Tom Harris adged 10 in year 6
its my name
There are many minor Gods so we don’t know all of them Eris maybe a minor god that we don’t hear much about
BORRRIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi(:
Dear Yap,
Eris – godess of discord
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mythology)
Athena (pronounced /???i?n?/) or Athene
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
I agree that Athena is more common.
By the way, one of my favourite animations is Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas which has a great version of Eris with the voice of Michelle Pfeiffer – and the whole film is beautifully drawn.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165982/
your goddess ERIS sounds like ares god of war
there is no goddess ERIS and it is not athene it is athena okay?????!!!!!! change it!!!!!
i loved it mellisa was so good with the voices expecially aphrodity.
i loved d way which NATASHA dictated the story! she was quite comprehensive and was flawless!! :)
What a wonderful way of introducing Greek Mythology to children and adults alike. Stories told the way they were and are supposed to be told!
This story is great. Homer is my favorite writter.
shakira I think we were following Homer’s spelling of Athene
One mistake is that Athena is spelled with an a at the end. 0_0 Otherwise the story is nicely written.
This story is great, Bertie. I like it very much. Hope will have more story about Greek
well, have fun and remember, don’t be Arachne.
Dear Aphrodite, We shall take your remarks in jest, but I think that Athena is our commentator’s real name, by the way .
Athena,
It is clearly obvious that Aphrodite is better. I finished learning about Greece recently. But I know more myths than you might know about Athena and she is wise, but she should be the goddess of jealousy of all things. You have no clue how jealous she is about mortals and will do anything to stop them just like Hera. I hope that you have learned from me.
-Aphrodite
please write in english
i love this story!
This website is used for children to know about different characters of the people
ps i dont ahve to do a report anyways! so thats good :)
but i really think this is not for reports at all. it is more for entertainment.
I love greek myths!! :-) :-) :-)
Athena is my favorite goddess. I dont like aphrodite at all!
this story doesn’t have much detail in it. I have to write a HUGE report and this really gives me nothing!!
I love it!! Beautifully told, beautifully read!
Cool.I love story nory I’v always loved audios’ Very good stories yaah
Awesome!
Kyla
P.S. This is how much I like story nory
100% and that means I love it!
I’m eleven years old
BYE
COOL STORY
nice
VERY GOOD AND USEFULL STORY.THANKS A LOT
good story :) :)
y doesnt anyone else talk back 2 bertie like i did i mean if more then 1 person says it then that will make a difference!
ttyl
wow
O and by the way…
“Bertie” you r wrong and i think you a know-it-all and a stuckup snob
this is way 2 young of a story and can u believe the ending: “Bi Bi”
that is sooooooo retarted!!!
and i had 2 read this 4 school so that is completely unfair to make us listen to such a stupid story and get this: we have 2 get a signed note from our parent 2 say that we actually did this
all the kids that are reading this are probably really young so sorry using the words stupid and retarted
well… gotta go get a signed note (((((((STUPID)))))))
BYE BYE!
fab story but who is the author of the story
Dear Sagare
Helen of Troy is a legend and there are many versions. Nobody can say which one is correct, though of course I think ours is more correct than what they say on TV. I can say that I have a degree in Classics / Greats (Latin and Greek) from Oxford University so I’m on firmer ground here than I often am.
sorry about that ( i am a bit loopy you see) i really like this. i am itaian & it as help me learn lots.
There is a program on tv, that says all about helen of troy, and your story & theres dont link AT ALL so i think you are at the WRONG. Unless you change it, i will never come on again, and i will tell loads of da peeps of briten that all your storys you make up!
Thanks Bertie for suggesting this story!! But I found that the goddess Athena in this story cared an aweful lot about beauty and she’s the goddess of wisdom. That should be the thing she cared most about. And I learned in my classes that Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty and love. BTW, I love my history classes right now we’re learning about Greece and Greek Mythology. I love hearing about Athena’s stories.
i love all these stories. these stories are intersting and good
hi! i´m mexican and i´m studying english and learning a lot with your stories!! i can inmagine all the with your voice, the different characters and the spaces, thanks!!
i luv luv luv this story and it really helped with my hmk 4 skl!
could u help me and tell me the name of the story where there is a running race and more golden apples???
tnx bertie xxx
I really enjoyed this story and I thought it was Man vs. Man because the Godesses were fughting against eachother.
I really liked this one but my fave is still Circe. There are many theme in this story. Some are conflict, hope, love and war.
The protaganist of the story was King Menelaus because he just wanted his wife back and the antagonist is Helen and Prince Paris.
this is very interesting how really Helen of Troy came first before The Wooded horse.
The climax is when the king wanted Helen back but they wouldn’t give her back… so it meant war.
This myth is creative!!!
The climax of this story is when Helen agrees to meet Paris, the prince of Troy in the garden and sail away with him back to Troy. Then the King wakes up and finds that Helen, his wife, has gone away with Paris. This is the highest part, the peak, of the story and is its climax.
this myth is great :)
(Kayla) I am shocked with the greedy godnesses! They should be wiser. If I have known about their life any longer, they are selfish! (Kendra) BBBBBBoooorrrrring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE TO HEAR STORYNORY;S ALL STORIES AND I WANT TO LISTEN IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I WANT TO COME TO STORY NORY EVERYDAY
MY NAME IS THARUN I;M TEN YEARS OLD AND I;M IN YEAR6 I STUDY IN OLDFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
not good
This is a very weak story
I LOVED the story, it was so dramatic!
CATSS,
Isn’t the goddess of wisdom, Athena?
I Like this story very much and in my opinion the speaker knows very good english! And nininini dont write if you dont know what to write.
I like this story and i cant write more because i dont know english well but i want to say that it very difficult for me and my brother says this story isnt complete.
I like this story but it is too easy for my in my opinion it needs more details????
Ninni, we have faithfully published a story every week.
tell the next story its been more then a month!
I like thi story very much and my teacher learned me this sight and i wil tell this sight to all my friends.But i believe that this story should have more details because i know this story from my school and it isnt comletly.
I agree with Dimirisk
It’s a amazing story. It likes me very much it was fabulous but I had heard it many times because is greek mythology and I am Greek!!! I think there should be more details for the myth to have readers a better picture for the plot.
Hi,Andrew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok
Dear Andrew, I”m really glad you like Helen of Tory. It’s one of our favourites too. I suppose it could have been more complicated, but we tried to keep the plot nice and straight forward.
Please write me back soon!!
I like this story very much and I Heard it for first time at the English language because i know all the greek myths from my school!!!I believe that this story should be a little more comlicated.
hey
? ‘m a türkisch student,? think that website is cool.
but why is not there türkish translation.
? wish that .
? guess it not so difficult for you .
thank so much.
the story is very interesting.
the story is very interesting.
do not say bye.its wierd
the story is not bad
ok
but a lot of comment
i will read it later
That did not help me alot i need to do a speech about her!
Or Cleopatra i need more!
who knows a website that has short bullet points im only nine!!!please help!!!
Hi Rosa, Glad that you liked Helen. You have to listen to the later ones to find out about Agamemnon.
http://storynory.com/category/greek-myths/page/2/
i think it is cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
and wonderful and when will king
agamemnon come home
i think it is cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
and wonderful
Michelle Glad you like our Greek myths and the Odysseus stories. You might also like the
http://storynory.com/2008/06/09/the-minotaur/ and the Boy Who Flew too High
http://storynory.com/2008/08/24/the-boy-who-flew-too-high/
*****Answer me Bertie!!!!!****
I love greek myths.
I’ve read all-I mean it~all~-the Odysseuss series, And I’m scanning stor/ynory for more.
Great site you’ve got!!
i am awesome this story is awesome becaus our teacher is mean and shouts at us all day
i like the story because it has all the godzs in it
i like this website it is full of good storys like helen of troy and other storys i like all me mates
helen of troy is not that good but i likle all the names in it like troy
We liked this version of the story because it gave more explanation of the story than other versions we heard.
Hi Nina, yes we have more stories on Helen and the Trojan war
http://storynory.com/category/greek-myths/
Are you going to write another story?
(Please answer)
I like it
this is a good story
:)
Dear Jr.
About your friend’s comment not appearing. I’m not sure which one it was. We’ve had a ton of comments today about Troy. Obviously the story is a school assignment somewhere. Most of the comments have been interesting. The point of the assignment seems to be ( judging from the comments) to say when the climax of the story is. That’s all great.
I approve most of the comments, but some just make no sense at all, or are just a tiny bit offensive, and as this is a kids’ site, we have to be ultra careful – so I don’t let those ones through. Sometimes it’s hard to decide what to approve and not approve, because some comments are border-line. I DO allow criticism through, as you can see from our reviews, but I don’t allow the same person (IP address) to repeatedly dish a story because that distorts the picture.
The criticism is useful. We know that for some people the story of the Battle for Troy is a little bit too long. We’ll take this into account in future stories. We also can see that other stories in the series, such as Helen, Circe, and the Cyclops are hits. All this helps us. So thanks to people for your comments. Keep them coming.
hey my friend posted a coment and i didnt come up on my com. CAN U PLZ FIX THX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oooooohlahlah
PLEASE shorten THE stories! My teacher is making me read like 7!
It was lovely! Very useful to work with in the classroom. Congrats!
brilliant site
This story is so long
I thought that the story of Helen was as the Hollywood Troy (Brad Pitt’s Troy), But I realized that that story is wrong.
i loved the story
Do you have any information about Helen of Troy’s background?
Respected,
Helen of Troy. Is this book,s author is Eris.Which the above story represent ? The story represt in the said way below.
Helen of Troy
The Prince of Troy, was asked to judge a divine beauty contest, and chose Aphrodite the Goddess of Love .
Thanking You
Mini – it’s our version of the Troy story – there’s no book I’m afraid. You can find the rest of the story under Greek Myths
http://storynory.com/category/greek-myths/
By the way, our web pages are printer friendly – they print without clutter – so perhaps that will help you.
Respected,
Helen of Troy.The above stories is this name of book.If no what is the name of the book of above story .And which is the Author of above story.?Do Storynory have mp3 the full story?
Thanking You
what was the ending of the story???!11
I like the story Helen of Troy because I can learn history.
gee~~what a great story.
the story is told even over a century.
I needed who she married.
I think this story was great but also a little boring because it was so long =P
it was good but a little long
good
the story is exciting and interesting
it was so cool and help me a lot with social studies!!
this story is great i love this website i would love to know when your next story is coming
i love storys this is my fav
Dear Bertie,
I am just letting you know my mothers email I will use: drmalvi@hotmail.com. Bye!
Dear Sarah
You are quite right. Tempus Fugit !
I feel very guilty about not finishing the Odyssey. The “homecoming” extends over lots of the chapters of the original, and it’s a bigger job than I thought to write it into an audio story.
I do have plans for other Greek myths, including the Minotaur and Jason and the Argonauts. Both are really interesting because they are tied in with history and famous Greek plays.
If you send an email to bertie@storynory I will keep you informed and send you texts.
I am just correcting some errors from last time. After but it is not it but if. And waiting for a long time. And last, no more Mr. nice guy. I mean it.
Dear Betie,
It is the 22 of March so I am just reminding you about you promise. But it I don’t see it by 30th I am going to be mad. I have been waiting for a lon time. Bye. And no more Mr. nie guy, ye hear? Bye-bye.
I red this story in my history book and its so intresting I cant beleve Paris dies….
this is a messed up story
Dear Sarah A,
You are absolutely right to remind me. This week we are going to do a piece about St. Patrick – to get ready for 17th of March which is his day… and so let me promise you that we will do the last part of the Odyssey either on the 16th or the 23rd of March?…. Then we will be free to look at some of the other myths.
I am not the Sarah who said it was to long. I am the Sarah who said alot about Greek Mthology and told Bertie story ideas. And Bertie, I am just curious. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO MORE GREEK MYTHOLOGY STORIES?!!? Just curious. TTFN!
its way too long
The Story was really enjoyable, I learned alot from this Story and there were intresting thing, Hope it will take a bit quicker it would have been perfect, anyway it was ok Bye!!
Dear Bertie,
Thanks alot for telling me about trying to do more Greek Myths. I will be patient. I know it would be hard to run a story-telling company and still take comments. I hope everything will be ready soon. I will be patient. Thanks for reading my suggestions. Well bye.
Hi Sarah
Super-thanks for the suggestions! You’ll have to be a bit patient though, because we only do one story a week, and we have to cater to all tastes, but we will certainly do a few more myths soon.
TTFN !
Dear Bertie,
I was being a pest. Maybe you could do a story on when Hera asked Semele, the mother of Dionyus, to ask Zeus to show himself in all his splendor. Then continue the rest of Dionyus’s life and whom he married. Or, you could do it about when Gaia, the earth married Uranus and gave birth to the hundred hander, cyclops, titans, and the titanesses. Oh, and my dad told me the trip was canceled. Sorry. If I had known sooner I wouldn’t have made such a fuss. I have one more suggestion. You could do a story about how and where Artemis and Apollo were born. Sorry I was such a pest. TTYL or TTFN.
Dear Sarah
I’m really sorry I didn’t answer your comment before. I did read it with interest. I think it’s fabulous that you are interested in Greek myths. We must get round to doing that last episode of Odysseus soon, and then we can do some of the other great myths, like the Minotaur or the Golden Fleece. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
Dear Bertie,
Ithas been mre than a week. Please answer me. Ihave to leave to go somewher and I will not be able to go on the computer anymore. Yes, I know tha you are on the computer but, I just do it online if you please sir. So just answer me sometime soon because then, oh I can’t tell you what will happen. Sobbing. . . . . . .
P.S.
Some of your times are not correct.
Dear Bertie,
Please answer my question. I am in the fourth grade and I am really into Greek Mythology. I am not trying to brag but from what I know, I am the most knowledgable on Greek Mythology in my class. Correction. The most in my school. I was wondering if you could make a few more stories on Greek Mythology. I have read alot of stories on Greek Mythology and there are some pretty awsome stories on Greek Mythology. If you cant come up with any stories, write me back and I will give you a few suggestions or facts. Sorry if I took up any of your really good writers space. Just please write back in the time of a week. Bye!
jaime le taozzzz lol
I’m doing an essay on this but I don’t really have all the information I need….
OMG…LIKE TOTALLY DA KOOL.!!!LOLBUT KOOL CUZ I UNNDERSTAND EVRY SINGLE WORD.. BA DA WAY SORRY BOUYT MA SPELLING…
Hey i am a 7th greader doing a project on greek mytholigy and i am doing it on ahprodite and i really wanted a storie about her but the begiing of this storie helped a little but i wnt to now what happend to her hafter she got the goldon apple like did she go and help get helen and on the jurney there ????
:) :)
P.S.
sorry about the spelling not a great speller!!!
I am a 7th greader doing a project on greek mytholigy and i am doing it on ahprodite and i really wanted a storie about her but the begiing of this storie helped a little but i wnt to now what happend to her hafter she got the goldon apple like did she go and help get helen and on the jurney there ????
:) :)
P.S.
sorry about the spelling not a great speller!!!
I am doing an assiment on aphrodite and you dont have any stories of her well i really liked this on the beginning help thanks but you kinda need more stories cause thease do really help.:)
Hi Mallory
It sounds like a really interesting project. Some things you might think about:
Maybe Helen was in love with Paris, but she realised later that she had been wrong to run away with him.
Perhaps Helen felt guilty because she was one of the causes of the war.
She probably didn’t realise that her actions would lead to so many deaths in battle.
Hope this helps you.
I think that you should have told more detail about what Helen was feeling; frightened? I am a 6th grader and i am doing a project. We have to dress up as a god or godess and talk about yourself. we pretend to be frozen and then once someone presses a button, we come to life and tell our story as if we were that person. I chose Helen and i am stuck on what to say.
Well, I don’t have a library card that’s valid right now, but that was a brilliant suggestion, Martin!
I’ll have to talk to mom and dad about reimbursing our library cards.
I am doing an assignment also, for PEP (it’s kind of an extra class for the kids who are not having a challenge in school). I reall enjoyed the story, but it wasn’t quite what I was looking for. Do you know where I can get more info??
thanks
coco
Nice story – if you want to learn more about Troy, Achilles and other Greek Myths go to your local library and get a reference book on the subject. When you listen again to the stories you’ll enjoy them so much more when you get to know the characters better!
l really like this story but don’t like that it is poem form Helen Started the war
Hi Anne,
Yes, Natasha is our one and only. It’s just possible, that if you listen very hard to one or two stories, you will hear a voice of somebody called Rob, but only for a few sentences.
All stories are narrated by Natasha???
All stories are narrated by Natasha???
hry do not play
I cant believe Helen went with Paris.I dont like Paris!
This was okay. I’ve heard better.
:-(
I’ve heard better …but it gets a smiley face :)
bertie why are you a frog
i like youuuuuuuuuuu?????@
i did not like it because there was no info. i am doing an essay on helen and this didn’t help me very much
stop stories about bertie for two minutes
Sachin, Glad you like Helen of Troy. Bertie writes the Greek myths especially for Storynory, but of course they are based on Homer.
Dear,
This is is a wonderful stoy.I requst you to suggust the auther of the book.This type of story books names and authers.
Thanking You
Hi Sarah,
We love people to take our stories to school, so please do. We want as many people as possible to hear them.
The main thing we ask in our copyright notice is for people not to sell recordings of our stories for money – but sharing them with friends is great.
Thanks for asking !
Bertie
hi bertie this is sarah.i was wondering is it aginst the law if i record this story ad take it to school for a project?please answer?
Hello Naomi,
There are so many great Greek stories, it’s hard to say. If you like romantic stories, then I think Helen and Paris, if you like exciting ones then I think The Cyclops Cave.
As to how to send our stories, an easy way is to just email the web address in window at the top of the web page. The one that begins http://
Hope this helps,
Bye for now @
i have a question prince bertie – how do you send your stories plus im doing a report on greek stories but i dont no which one to choose. can you help me
Hi, this was a really nice story, My brother enjoyed it!!
Your idea is splendid and generous. I suppose all the children of the world will always be grateful to you, because of the good taste shown in choosing the stories, in illustrating them and in the quality of sound and narrators
this story is very nice….i have this storybook but never liked to read it but this storynory.com told me the whole story but it should be in a litle detail…………..but natasha speaks very well … keep it up.
Hi, this was a really nice story, My brother enjoyed it!!
Hello Cassandra and Sheryl, the story continues, and the chapters are filed under Greek Myths.
http://storynory.com/category/greek-myths/
…Cassandra… your name crops up in the history of Troy by the way.
Bertie
I know im 8 but i really want to find out if helen and Prince Paris get married or if Prince Paris dies? Bertie where can i find out?
Hi Bertie .
Please tell me when are you going 2 finish this story as i knoe it is notr finid=shed
I heard that Helen was trapped in a castle? I didn’t get that info!
leve poor Bertie alone! you need to put your efort in to school prodjects! :( Cant you at least do that!!!
Look on the internet and try to find something about that Aphrodite!!!!! Cant you see that you got to work with your mind not Berties!!! :( :( :(
aaaaaaaa i had latin prep but now, i am free! because of this website! thank you people who made this!
i am doing a report on Aphrodite and this stoy did not give more info. i have herd this story but i need more info!!!!!!
thanks thats all i wantd to know.
Hello Aline, There WILL be another story, but I’m afraid we haven’t done it yet. We will be doing the return of Odysseus to his home the island of rocky Ithaca, and how he sees off the suitors who are after his wife, Penelope. Sorry, I can’t quite say when it will be yet.
answere please if you can.
Exuseme. But please i have a coment. Is there another story after the wooden horse? i know there is the siclops cave but is there more after that? I really like this story and you all out there should listen to it because it is amazing it truely is.:)
What a great idea! I am an english learner and it is exactly what I have been looking to improve listening, and reading comprehension.. thanks god… Thanks for this
i mean mytholigy people and gods and goddesses like Zues or aphradity
thanks for the extra information it helped alot
Specially for Star, Charger Chick, Rosa, Rebecca, and the others, here is some more background to Helen.
http://storynory.com/2006/12/01/background-to-helen-of-troy/
Its fun and interesting man i thout that was inpossible! jk. thanks for making it fun to Read
i love this story but like Star i need some more info for a project what sight do you think i should go on to get info on Helen of troy? i love this story i am learning about theese people and the way you write it is much more ecxiting then it is at SCHOOL! (jk)
Star, Cheating or no cheating, I’m not sure what you mean by “The Power”. Can you give us some context?
Shut up Rebecca star can cheat if she wants to.
Star you are cheating.
I think It is cool and all but I need some more info about the power so help me now.
I thin it is cool and all but I still dont know what the power is and i need it for my project in my class.
I found this whole idea absolutely fascinating. I am taking a humanities class on the Trojan War and am citing your company as an example of material available for teaching children about the Trojan War. Thank you for recording education material and not just fun stories.
Amy, The next in the series is here, and there will be more: http://storynory.com/category/greek-myths/
As for how Menelaus felt when Helen returned, Homer seems to show them living in domestic bliss in the Odyssey Book IV. This seems rather incredible to us.
i like the story but i think there should be more detail and more at the end.I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the end of the story. There should be details from the battle of paris and menelous. How helen felt when she returned.
I very much liked this story..it was very fabulous i wish i could have heard more..for i am a student learning about Troy and Helen the most beautiful woman in the world.Who had stole the heart away from the Trojan prince Paris..and who had started the most greatest war ever.
Beautifully read and fantastic accents – I’ll definately be using this site with my primary school children. Some pictures would be great to compliment it too.
Madi, if you have any questions for your assignment about Helen of Troy, put them in a comment and we will do our best to help.
i am doing an assinment on this but i harly found any information
it’s very amazing…. il ike this story so much….