What did Helen of Troy look like? The Trojan War & Facial Re-Creations | Royalty Now
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- How do we re-create the “face that launched a thousand ships”? What a question this is. Since Helen’s story lives in the realm of mythology, it differs depending on who is telling it. Her personality and beauty traits change depending on the author - and of course the author’s own idea of what the perfect woman looks like. My goal with the re-creation here is to make the ideal woman using ancient Greek beauty standards!
Special thanks to a main source of info for this vid- The Life Guide’s video on Greek Mythology: • The ENTIRE Story of th...
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Mythology of the Trojan War
15:21 What did Helen of Troy look like?
17:54 Helen Reveal
18:43 Golden Ratio
20:58 Bonus Re-creation
Let’s first start with some descriptions of Helen that we’ll use as a jumping off point for the re-creation.
Homer’s works barely give us anything - we get three descriptors: “White-armed”, “Long-Dressed” and “Lovely Haired”.
In a surviving poem fragment by Sappho, Helen’s hair is described as “Xanthe” - which translates to anywhere between blonde, light brown, and reddish. In other lyric poems, she is described as having “gleaming blue eyes”.
Now, Let’s talk about ancient Greek beauty standards, and what they would have considered the most attractive.
For women, a full, softly shaped body with a small waist was ideal, and this would also apply to the face. They preferred delicately curved facial features. A long, straight aquiline nose and large can be seen on idealized statues from the time period.
The most desirable hair was long, with a wavy texture. One of the reasons Helen is always depicted as light haired with blue eyes in art is that this was rare coloring for the Greeks, and therefore highly sought-after.
Helen was Spartan, so she would have worn the Dorian-style Peplos typical of Spartan women. This was a tunic-style dress, fastened at the shoulders with pins, and was made of linen or fabric similar to wool. Women’s clothing would be naturally dyed, and could be any number of colors.
High-class women wore plenty of jewelry - rings, armbands, pendants, and earrings in order to display wealth and decorate themselves.
So, knowing all this, how do we actually construct Helen?
Helen’s face here has been constructed using the Golden Ratio, with the influence for her features taken from an ancient Greek statue of Aphrodite - the goddess of Love and Beauty seemed like a good place to start.
Now, the Greeks, being geniuses of mathematics and art, used the Golden Ratio to guide their art and architecture.
Also known as the Divine Proportion - this principle states that when a line is divided into two parts in a ratio of 1: 1.618, it creates the ideal proportion. Now, I’m not going to pretend I know why this works mathematically - I’m an artist not a mathematician. But, this phenomenon has been studied extensively, and this proportion, which is found everywhere in nature, has been proven to be pleasing to our human brains.
Greek women were no stranger to cosmetics, and used them extensively.
Fair skin was really prized in Greek culture, but mostly because of social class - high class women wouldn’t need to work in the sun. As a result of this standard, Greek women would use powdery white makeup to lighten their skin even further. Natural dyes like beetroot were used as rouge to their lips and cheeks.
Where they loved a dramatic look was in the eyes and eyebrows. Kohl was used to line the eyes - a smoky eye was a very popular look. It was also popular to have bold, dark eyebrows. Even eyebrows that met in the middle - which were seen as a sign of symmetry and purity. If the brows didn’t naturally meet in the center, kohl was used to join the two sides. Obviously a little garish to our modern gaze.
As a bonus, I’ve also created a Mycenaean-style Helen.
As we mentioned at the beginning, the Myth of Helen of Troy may have originated even further back than Greek Culture. If Helen was a real woman, she would have lived around 1200 BCE during the Mycenaean period.
This plaster head of a woman dates back to that time. We don’t know much about it - historians believe it could be the head of a goddess. But it’s interesting enough that Helen has been depicted in this style in modern re-creations. Of course, since we know so little, it’s hard to say if this is accurate, but I had fun creating an alternate version.
I’ve incorporated the dark hair and eyes of this figure, as well as the red rosette makeup.
So, let us know in the comments below - is this how you imagined Helen to look? Which version did you like of her the best? Thank you all so much for watching and we’ll see you for the next video.
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Thank you for watching! Give me number of ships this face would launch for you 😉👇
I think your face would launch a whole Armada, more than Helen would 🙂
extremely pretty indeed and immensely talented
WOW!, you have a magnificent talent for these creations, I prefer the last one the Mycenaean style with the dark hair, she just has that certain something. They are all great though, easily launching a thousand!
A thousand.
At least 17
This is so strange and beautiful. She just looks like a normal woman. She’s beautiful but she just looks normal. I think my own perception of beauty is so skewed because of the world we live in. I feel like when I look at her face and I look at mine that I could be considered beautiful too. This is oddly comforting
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I would have been so beautiful in a different time and place. Ironically when I went to a foreign country people said I was attractive minus what I thought were my prettiest features: my eye color because that eye color was common in their country. So even in this modern world beauty various from place to place.
My guess would be while she appears normal today, in her time her looks were much rarer. Ie they state the blonde/light hair and blue eyes were uncommon.
@@charisseadara No, it isn't. Beauty is largely symmetrical.
I’m in your camp, she is on the higher end of mid.
@@DannyBoyle-tp5vgI mean, to a point. You can be symmetrically hideous. Each side more ugly than the last
I think the strawberry blonde would make people flock just to see her. As you say it was valued for its rarity. But I must say the brunette version is absolutely stunning.
Greek they love blond, all Greek women are dark hair.
My thoughts as well.
I agree
@@mir-jan3496 and an attractive red head is rare anywhere, so theres that.
@@mir-jan3496Well, not all really.
I think it would be interesting to make a Facial Re-creation of Achilles. Achilles was the best soldier in Greece and he was considered to be the most beautiful man in Greece.
Homer considered Memnon to be the most beautiful man. He was an Ethiopian king who fought and was killed in the Trojan War (according to the Iliad.)
Everyone know Achilles looked just like Brad Pitt!
@@DeborahPalm-gc4ut Probably...I bet if you used that measuring principle on Brad's face, it would turn out to be right on target. And remember, most people were a lot shorter due to lack of a balanced diet and protein. Brad has had it all, which the nobility of all countries would have also. So Achilles would be handsome, tall and well built.
For example, after WWII and the occupation of Japan, the average size and tallness went up quite a bit when they started eating partly an American diet rich in protein like hamburger, spam and such.
Brad pitt 😂😂
@@chloeblume And we all know that Ethiopians are blacks/negroes, and they built the pyramids also, right? So Memy boy was really a "nubian" or "Ethiopian king who traveled all the way up to Greece to be a King there to? Or is the PC/Woke term "Saracen" for negro not used anymore?
I love the first recreation of Helen. She looks very beautiful but in a believable way that fit for her time and culture.
Having worked in advertising, in my youth, I can say that _beauty_ often went beyond the body. It was also how she smiled, the timbre of her voice, how she walked, the sensuosity of the gait (even outside the catwalk), her natural charm, all this added up to make someone _strike as being more beautiful_ than another girl who had simply gorgeous looks. That said, your 1st "recreation" certainly looked more like the _face that might've launched a 1000 ships!_
Definitely agree with you after all Cleopatra was said to not be amazingly beautiful with just her looks it was the fact that she was a words smith and incredibly smart.
Thank you for drawing her realistically. Her hair isn’t perfect, her clothes look correct. Chef’s kiss
Exactly. A lot of people like to boldly say none of the bullshit it’s all about face value looks. It’s a good start but the same people will then tell you they stopped being attracted to someone once they spoke or saw their teeth. Face value is one thing, the second part is how people imagine or fantasize a person to be, act, and sound
In that era , beauty would be seen more in the elite due to the harsh realities of life for those who lived normal lives . With that being said . I say that the first version was the best rendition Pertly due to to her unusually beautiful-shade of hair . In a harsh world Men are drawn to the elegant , softness , beauty , the Essence of someone that allows them to escape the ordinary and elevates them by possessing her .
Facial features trumps everything
If I had to pick a villain in this story, I would say it was Aphrodite. On the surface, it would seem that Aphrodite is benevolent and she gives Paris the one thing he wanted the most and then later on saved his life. However, I think she is the villain because she did not allow Paris and Helen to fall in love naturally and of their own free will. She "magicked" it if you will so that they fell in love at first sight. It wasn't something that decided on their own. Then, when Paris was defeated, instead of him dying with honor, she dishonored him by saving him. I have not read the Iliad and Odyssey (it has always been on my to do list) so I don't know if there is more in the books but she played with their lives so to me, she is the villain.
And the Goddess of Discord too she started it all by making the golden apple.
@@yesthatmousyiris4887 Nah, I wouldn't go so far and call her a villain, she was just a divinely affronted that she haven't been invited to a party. All she did was having a little fun on the others expense.
It's not exactly like she, let's say, put Helena and all of Greece to sleep for a hundred years and grew a thick thorny hedge around her, so everyone trying to come to the rescue would bleed out in the attempt. That would be villainy. But nobody would go that far over not being invited to a party, right?
@@jantaria4393 We could also focus on the shepherd who spared Paris and allowed the prophecy to come true .... also there's a variation in which Zeus was aware that Troy had to fall, so whether it was through Helen and Paris or some other means, the tragedy was going to happen. So the ultimate villain is Fate, which no god can defy.
Helen was completely innocent in this affair. It’s not her fault Aphrodite slipped her some sort of love drug because the goddess wanted the title “most beautiful.” What woman doesn’t want to be the most beautiful? Though if those goddesses had any class, they’d have given it to the bride rather than fighting over it. Everyone knows the bride is the most beautiful on her wedding day. Even still, I’m going to give Aphrodite a pass and call Eris, Goddess of Discord, the true villain of this story. One may be tempted to excuse her throwing the golden apple into the wedding reception since she was left off the guest list. However, she was left off because she sowed discord wherever she went. Who wants that on her wedding day? And they still couldn’t prevent Eris from ruining the occasion. Eris is the villain.
The other possibility would be Zeus for not checking his fighting wives at a party. It was his idea to find the shepherd and to have the shepherd settle the question. Yet, he wouldn’t have had to do that if Eris wasn’t stirring the pot in the first place. It’s still Eris.
The tragedy lays at King Priam's feet. Who would let an arrogant womanizer like Paris go on that mission?
YOU MADE HER BEAUTIFUL! OMG! IT'S CRAZY HOW THE COLORING OF HER HIR AND EYES DOESN'T ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM HER BEAUTY BUT HER FEATURES THEMSELVES
Helen was so beautiful and im doing my own video of Nefertiti recreation her realistically
She's a stunner. The lips form a perfect Cupid's bow. I've seen it quoted that beauty is the absence of ugly. There's definitely no ugly here. Well done!
For my senior year of high school I did a year abroad in Greece. My host family, local friends and random strangers on the street called me Helen or little Helen. I was told it was because of my reddish blonde hair and blue eyes. You are an incredibly talented artist I could easily see any of those women being the basis for the story of Helen of Troy.
main character fr
Heather of Troy! 🙂
In my opinion big nose seems more manly, than feminine. Same with big eyes, big forehead and big lips. So I would say she looks solid 6 or 7/10 as woman with her looks. She dosent have that symmetrical nose and not the face of the most beutiful woman on earth in my opinion. 7/10 is preatty range, so she just makes it to the preatty or 6/10 good range.
@@littleauthor7226
She was made to be important charchter by the gods, but not main charchter, when that was Achiles in the story of the city of Troy.
@@jout738 i get what you are saying, though I was talking about heather not helen. imagine going to greece and getting called helen, who is imagined as the face that set sail a thousand ships is pretty main character vibes
She looks amazing and the rare coloring (red hair and blue eyes) theory makes a lot of sense, but I think she looks even more beautiful in the Mycenaean version. The dark hair and eyes seem to enhance the perfection of her features even more!
I totally agree. The Mycenaean version is gorgeous. The reddish blonde version makes me think of Blake Lively.
I’ve always had at least one red head in my class when going to school growing up in Norway, not the same as ginger, and one had classic red hair, pale freckle skin and blue eyes. She was part Danish. People forget there were 3 different Greek cultures/tribes, and that blue eyes originated in the Middle East. And today, many in Turkey does actually look like this.
I like the brunette as well, but I would guess at the red hair in my eyes would be more accurate. Red hair was not as common in the past, as it is now, since you can get it in a box, and it’s very popular to dye your hair red. we have some natural redheads in our family, so I guess I’m partial. But I thought Helen with the dark hair was exceptionally beautiful.
We need a Troy version.
Red hair and blue eyes are amongst the most uncommon humans. Need both parents to have two recessive genes. 2 for hair and blue eyes. ❤
This is probably the best summary of the Trojan War I've ever heard -- Thank you for your a narrative clarity
This is proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. While not bad looking, I can say that 10 minutes walking through the local shopping mall would reveal a dozen or more women who I'd consider much prettier than this rendition of Helen.
Thank you SO MUCH for your hermeneutical, evidence-based, time-and-culture-contextualized approach to this creation of Helen of Troy. I am SO, SO SICK of historical figures/characters (especially those with well-established, verifiable ethnic backgrounds) being stylized to our modern aesthetic standards, as if they aren’t beautiful without forcing our impossible criteria on them like the surgically-created ski-jump micro-nose, no wrinkles, overinflated duck lips, high cheekbones with no buccal fat, etc. I LOVE this recreation and have so much respect for your approach and your work.
Thank you! We worked hard on the research for this one for that reason :) Really appreciate this comment and totally agree! I knew some people would say "ew not beautiful" simply because that's the point - beauty standards CHANGE!
Fat is very recent, ancient women looked like super models compared to today's women. Especially in Rome, where women shaved their bodies.
Evidence based??? It belongs to the same category as fairy tales. All the "Evidence" won't withstand 10s of logic. First, Homer was blind. He couldn't tell the difference between a horse and a boat. Let alone what features make up a beautiful woman. If Homer felt the face of dog, was told that dog was a woman, he would have to believe you and he might say:
That woman is beautiful,
But oh Zeus, her breath stanks
@@norman5340 Why you hating on dogs? Dogs are far more beautiful than the average American "woman".
@@norman5340 You know what else belongs to the category of fairy tales? Homer and its blindness, which you here use as a weapon to attack a reasonable comment. Homer means blind, but that was most likely not a physical attribute but an indication of a visionary man, one who probably never existed with that name, because there is no evidence he did even among the ancient greeks.
Even if he did, we all here understood that the Iliad is only partially historically based (I hope you did too) and that an author doesn't need to SEE his characters face to face in order to portray them as legends and rumors suggest.
Thus recreating an imaginary Helen based on contextualised cultural standards is fine and fun play, as the artist researched all she could within the limits of what is possible.
I had never heard the whole story of Helen and the Trojan War. Fascinating! Love this channel so much.
Thank you! We found it so interesting as well, the Trojan War as a whole is a great epic. And, they've found remnants of a historical "Troy" in modern-day Turkey - makes you wonder if perhaps there is a grain of truth to these stories!
There’s a podcast called Trojan War Podcast that goes into vast detail about all of this and through the whole war
You should read The Iliad.
Troy, the Film with Brad Pitt - see it, it’s this story told
I always found the Odyssey to resonate more with me. The language, even translated, is haunting. Not to mention, Clodia decided to take a page out of Clytemnestra‘a book a few centuries later. Baths are dangerous.
It actually wasnt her looks, it was her amazing personality.
Dat ass tho.
Absolutely correct
@@Kaddywompousu saw her?
@@selena521 Yep. More cake than a bakery.
maybe you recollect Cleopatra
Honestly, you are my favorite channel on UA-cam now. The algorithm blessed me with this video a few weeks ago and I've slowly been binging through your other ones. Your recreations are wonderful and especially ancient ones like this pique my interest and sense of wonder. But the best part of your videos in my opinion is the history and story telling. It's so well done, so intriguing and enthralling. I can't stop myself!! I'm also mind blown every time the end credits come up and its just you two. Music, research, art, all of it is top notch; something 20 people or more couldn't match if they tried. Keep it up!!!
Your light-haired Helen is absolutely beautiful, and I appreciate the cultural details you add to all your characters, bringing authenticity to your creations. I'm always captivated by your interpretation and modernization of people from our history, real or not. I didn't know the full story of Helen, but you once again have drawn us in with your eloquent story-telling. Thank you so much!
Éloquent srory telling as one said &
of course with Vénitien blonde haïr
as it is more rare....
Becca, not only are your artistic recreations beautiful and bring historical figures to life, you're also an excellent storyteller and documentarian. Thanks to you and Andre for creating this channel, you deserve all of your success.
I feel you have not created a great beauty but an attractive one.
they're an ai "artist"
Agreed! Captivating story teller!!
Sayyidatina Khadijah
goodness!! your content made me fall in love with ancient history all over again!! thank you so much
Wow. You did amazing with this artwork! I love them all.
I love that since she had the "face that launched a thousand ships", one Helen became a (satiric) measuring unit of beauty. And of course, you can measure someone's beauty by how many ships would be lauched if that person were to be kidnapped: 1 ship = 1 miliHelen
I've always imagined Helen as light haired. Your version is certainly lovely, but I thought the dark haired version was even more beautiful. The dark hair framed her face in a way that emphasized the beauty of her features.
yess!! I so agree
We have to see it from a political perspective also. If the story is true, then Menelaus and Agememnon wanted to loot Troy for its wealth and her eloping with Paris was a very good reason they got.
I don't think a queen can be so easily kidnapped. She rather eloped from her unfulfilled marriage and her husband and the King took advantage of that.
I think the blonde suited her more
Both colourings looked lovely to me… without the uni-brow. ☺️
The first rendition of Helen is absolutely stunning. Your gifted at removing the sense of distance normslly experieced when viewing artistic renderings of women from the distant past. I feel as if I see something about you in each of your female renderings.
Most beautiful to a specific group of people at a specific time…
I envision Helen as your first depiction. I've read the poem and your initial recreation is how I pictured her. You did an amazing job!
Hi Libby.
YES !!
No.
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SO Helen looks like Emily Blunt?
I am 83 yers old and have known the story for for many decades, but the first part of the video (uo until the war) brought it to life for me in a wonderful way ! Thank you !
My favorite face is. the one without makeup.
Your work is truly amazing! What a gift to the world!
I love how you tell the story - you have a great voice. Intelligence, curiosity and artistic talent in abundance. :)
When I inquired on the possibility of recreating Helen of Troy, way back with the Joan of Arc video, I would have never imagined a sight of such natural beauty. I can see why a thousand ships were launched. I won't even put aside the possibility, that her sad tale was a slight from a jealous and vexatious Aphrodite (who was known to despise any girl who could be more beautiful than her. Using Aphrodite's face as a base, somewhere Eris is smirking).
I believe Helen, thus far, is your magnum opus. Thank You, Becca, and Bravo.
Wow, thank you so much ❤❤
👍👍👍👍👍
I like the first version the best, although the Mycynean dress is stunning. I prefer a natural look over cosmetics, and I strongly agree that the Greeks would have seen Helen as more beautiful with lighter hair.
My mother's paternal family comes from Helen's area and she looked like your recreation of Helen at her youth, very white skin, thick blond hair and with light blue eyes, like godess Athena. Τhey have this transparency of the diamond and the eyes of the owl, (the sacred bird - symbol of Athena).
Believe me they are like heaven smiles at you when they smile but when they get angry it's like ice cuts you, She's 85 now but still beautiful for her age, very imposing, charming and the way she walks is still magical and her hair is still thick with a wonderful silver shade. I look like my mother a lot but I got the colors from her mother: red hair, (that she used to style them for me like ancient statues or Celtic hairstyles, it was something I hated back then), olive green eyes, (the most ancient tone), which is the most common shade of green in Greece and unfortunately the most sensitive to the sun white skin due to the red-haired version of gene MC1R. My grandmother's paternal family comes from Corfu. In the Ionian islands there was and still is the biggest amound of red haired people in Greece. Odysseus had red hair. My mother was born and raised at Thiseion, below the Acropolis hill of Athens, me as well, so the neighbors used also call her Karyatis because of her beauty. But as a result of a combination of three generations in Athens and her Spartan blood she was a very strict person. Women in theese cities are very strong with great affection but can be very hard, they are leaders. As an artist, painter, I have measured the analogies of all my family members. They just laughed but theese analogies are the reason that somebody looks beautiful even if hasn't so beautiful characteristics. I realy loved your video, thank you so much. Best wishes to all for 2024.
Show us her picture please
My moms family is from greek Aegean islands, italian and levant
They mustve had red hair in there somewhere otherwise i wouldnt have it now.
One of her families last names is porreca which is similar to pirecca meaning
"Man with red hair"
How does this channel not have like at least 1M subscribers? Seriously…these vids are so well made on all levels 🤩
I agree!🕊🇨🇦🕊
It takes time, years
of course it is but not now, maybe more years
I strongly agree that your first style/type Helen is your best by far. I also have always felt that even though most women in that area were darker featured that Helen would have been unusually blonde and blue eyed. Your creation is stunning and took my breath away. Thank you for reciting the story. It has been a long time since i last heard the story (myth). Thank you
Blond and blue eyes was given by the painters in XVII-XVIII . EVEN THOUGH in Grace also can find red headed and light brown hair …
I definitely want to say the first one ☝️ she is absolutely beautiful -love redheads.
in southern Greece, it was definitely unusual
At the time, the mediterranean was dominated almost entirely populated by Caucasians with light hair and eyes. Only in more relatively recent history has the demographics changed to the dark featured people.
@@galadrielwoods2332stop spreading misinformation lmao. Early portraits of the romans depicted people with dark hair and eyes.
What you create is beautiful. You are a true artist and manage to tell a great story, while teaching history, culture, traditions. You make us feel empathy for the characters in a way that textbook history doesn't and that makes us understand ourselves better.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks so much!
What beautiful storytelling! Thank you.
I have loved this story since I was 12 years old. We studied Greek Mythology and read it in school. Your image of Helen is what I always imagined her to be, beautiful yet quietly strong and determined. Also your telling of this incredible story is fantastic. 😊
I’m impressed as always but especially impressed you take the time to list references-a lost treasure in our culture. Thank you.
I’ve learned so much from this video. As a matter of fact, from all videos I’ve watched so far on this channel.
This video was wild I was so hooked to the story and your art is so good!❤ thanks
I loved this recounting of the story, and beauty is truly subjective. The dark-haired Helen was the more stunning version to my eyes.
Most women would have been dark haired as Greeks so the sight of blonde or strawberry blondes would be rare even today. It would have been something highly desired among the usual dark haired beauties so it would set her apart.
@ CeruleanCzarina. One of the things that this video demonstrates is that beauty is not subjective.
@@chomama1628 Maybe you missed it but they said beauty was subjective??? They simply said they thought the brunette version was more beautiful and here you went on with something else
@@jimtruscott5670Yes it is. Helen may not have been beautiful in another part of the world or culture. Simple as that.
@@privatedonut2914 😁😁😁You have no idea what the issue about beauty is.
I loved your Myceanean recreation of Helen. I am very pleased that you recreated her and the Spartan re-creations according to the beauty standards of the specific people and of their specific day or era. This is the beauty of history and why we lovers of history inquire into the past. Being as authentic as possible, allowing of course for errors takes us back into those times as closely as possible. I must say, according to our modern beauty standards, Helen appeared quite ordinary to me. But this is because, I am a product of a different people (different in time, race and culture) and a different age. Thank you again.
It's hard for me to imagine a blonde spartan. Every Greek I know from the area has black or auburn hair.
I know it's possible, but I personally have never seen one.
But that Mycenaean Helen is captivating. She is what I imagine a Greek spartan woman to look like.
@@kineticstarprobably because rare = "prettier". like in the middleages, blonde and redhair was the sh*t
I love the way you narrate the stories. It is very engaging and your voice is very pleasant. ❤
Your 15 minute synopsis of the Illiad was fantastic; really well done!
Helen was fated by the gods I believe. I liked the second Helen with the brown hair and joined up eye brows. That looks very authentic from what I have seen from old sites in Greece and Italy. Troy is actually located in modern day Turkey. Love your work, it's well researched indeed!
I like the way you narrated Homer’s Iliad incorporating numerous historical drawings, paintings, and stone sculptures. I also like the original version of Helen you created. Great job!
I love this channel and all versions of Helen are lovely! Thanks for the history too.
My goodness. I was blown away by your interpretation, all 3 of them. I wasn’t ready for just how gorgeous she would be based on the rules, timeframe standards and research when respect to all were taken into consideration. Absolutely stunning work. Helen, while fictional, would have looked like the timeframe in which depicted and the modernization here left my jaw dropping. She looks so beautiful, yet she’s every woman and she’s known as the most beautiful. I just see it in the face you’ve created. Everyone but herself. Blown away. Your videos are fascinating. Truly. Wow. Thank you for this. ❤
I particularly liked the Mycenaean version, I thought her dark hair was a striking brunette version. Having said that, the first version of Helen, with the natural look was so beautiful. I really enjoyed your story telling, your channel is one of my favorites! ❤
The first one is my pick here… but I have some very beautiful Greek friends with dark features.. but in your depictions I like the fairer version.
@@kirstenshindler7767 the first one is the accurate one according to her descriptions
The first Helen is absolutely stunning. Your voice adds to the charmingness of Helen. Thanks!
Love your work. Visualisation combining both personal and critical analyses. Disruptive! 👍💕
The tv mini series Helen of Troy from the year 2003 was spot on with who they chose as an actress for her and she looks extremely similar to your first depiction.
I love the first strawberry blonde Helen. Thank you again for making interesting content.💕
Her beauty is natural . The problem today is that most people would consider her of standard pretty and not unfound beauty worthy of war. This is because standards now are all created through AI, airbrushing ,cosmetic surgery, implants, botox, fillers, even implants to create a different shape face, tons of make up, hair dye and extensions, fake eyelash , teeth being straightened, whitened and veneers. Curvy and voluptuous were always considered beautiful in the past, now stick figured models who starve themselves or do coke to stay thin and unhealthy is sought after. Because this is what the world has become, fake and over processed! Now natural beauty is no longer sought oit. Only these ugly over made dolls, who generally turn out to be nasty creatures are considered beautiful .sad world we live in where natural is no longer beautiful. 😢.
Thank you so much for the lesson in history. My mom named me after Helen but liked the softer version and came up with Helen-a. She still likes to tease and call me the real Helen of Troy.
Beauty, through history, has always been a moving target. There are periods of time where I would have been a great beauty. Certainly not now, but just knowing that makes me feel a bit gratified. You do such fascinating work. Balancing ancient standards of beauty, while trying to not be overly influenced by modern standards, isn't an easy thing to achieve but you do a great job on all your historical recreations and your hard work shows. You are respectful of the ethnicity and standards of beauty, for the times your subjects lived in. I for one really appreciate it.
Not about you!
Fibonacci sequence isn't a new thing, so ideal beauty hadn't changed much. It goes beyond aesthetics why some men become enamored, and men love novelty
This channel is inspiring and absolutely amazing. Thank you for the hard work you do - you should have millions of followers
Thank you so much! We so appreciate it!
So many ideas of what is beautiful came from ancient Greece. More than anything else this provocative video has made me ponder what female beauty really is.
I laid out a pattern for a knife blade and handle using these ratios, and it looks really good. Thanks for the lesson.
I think there had to be more to Helen than just physical beauty. There are a lot of beautiful women out there, but I think she must of had a beautiful spirit, lovely expressions, pretty smile, may be a bit of humor in her expressions and mannerisms, a beautiful voice, and what she said, was probably very engaging, intelligent and witty to keep a man enthralled.
This is one of my favorite episodes on your channel ever! You did a good job of briefly summarizing this very complicated story. As for Helen herself, I had always imagined her as a blonde with blue eyes, similar to your first version. And since the idea of female beauty has varied considerably depending on historical period and cultural background, I congratulate you for going to the trouble of finding out the standards that would have been popular in ancient Greece, like the statue of Aphrodite, the Golden Ratio, etc. Overall you did a brilliant job on this! Congratulations!
Wow, thanks ... I really enjoyed your rendering and all your work
I think you've done a great job using the all information we have from Helen's time period to recreate her. Since the information we have to go on points to a fair skinned, blue eyed, blonde, your blonde Helen is probably what she looked like. My own preference, based on my own tastes and likely influenced by our own time, is for the dark haired, dark eyed version because I find her more immediately attention-getting and attention-holding. Thank you so much for the fascinating re-creation of Helen and the whole background story!
Thank you for bringing history to life. I love your story telling and your art! Well done, indeed!
It's been decades since I last read the Iliad and it was so fun hearing you retell the story. You have a lovely voice, your speech pacing is very calming and interesting, and you paint a clear picture with your storytelling! I LOVED THIS! Thank you for creating this and sharing with us ❤
@Rachaelpanda It's a computerised audio. That's why it's so even and consistent.
All I can say either versions.... to me, she’s strikingly beautiful!! I think you did a tremendous job...
what a fabulous story- no wonder it has stood the test of time. I've read many books about the Odyssey, it has it all- love, hate, revenge, war, all of human frailties are exposed. Ultimately it is about the futility of war. No winners in this story. Thank you for a great telling of this classic tale. It's also so interesting to see how beauty standards have changed so much over time.
Love this idea with fictional historical people as well as actual historical figures. Would love to see even Medusa as well before she was cursed by Athena due to her involvement with Poseidon and being more beautiful than she was. At least that is one version of her story.
Please don't mix and match myths at will - Medusa in Greek mythology had been born a monster, had never been assaulted by Poseidon and had never had any connection to Athena (much less be cursed by her). What you are referring to comes from Ovid, a Roman poet who sought to use his poetry as propaganda against the Roman Ruling Class - therefore, if you are going to refer to his "version", you should use the proper names - Minerva, not Athena and Neptune, not Poseidon.
Beautiful narration and recreation of Helen of Troy. My favourite is the first version, magnificent work. Thank you 💐
Good job that's how I picture her. You did it perfectly. This is the best one I have seen.
i swear i always hated history because it was so boring and all the dates but i listened to this video every second.. this was really good!!!
I have so much respect and admiration for your talent, as well as your commitment to researching the legends you portray, so the final result is an honest depiction. Please keep up the excellent work! Your channel is such a treat!
I like all three versions. Each one is a different interpretation. I really like your focus was on the Golden Mean and ancient Greek beauty standards. I also think it interesting that Helen was Spartan, but from an era in Sparta that predated the stoic military society that many people associate with Sparta.
I liked the Mycenaean Helen best. She was most certainly beautiful and it is a myth after all but as a Mycenaean woman she looks the most real. Brilliant video as I've come to expect with wonderful editing and music but most incredible research and brilliant art work. Congratulations! I love your channel. I think I'm obsessed. Can hardly wait to be notified about anything new. Leanne. XOXO
Oh soooo beautifully done!! I love the strawberry blonde greek version of Helen! How beautiful!
I love history in general, I've a wish for this channel: Could you do the reconstruction of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke? His history is so fascinating!
This story line was Wonderfull. And your version of Helen is breathtaking
the image in the left looks the best . I love history and these are beautiful
Well captured in the narration
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@RoyaltyNowStudios - I say this every time I post here, but you have such a beautiful voice. I could listen to you read the dictionary. 😊 Another superb video. I prefer the Mycenaean version of Helen. That looks like a face that could have launched a thousand ships. Thanks again for another enjoyable video.
I can see either with the golden hair working. I know the unibrow isn't pleasing to our modern aesthetics, but if it was aesthetically pleasing to the Greeks I could still see the face launching a thousand ships. She still looks beautiful with it. The one on the far left (the first one you revealed) is so naturally beautiful. I think this your best recreation yet!
I plan to visit Greece and other countries in that part of the world, and your story telling made it more interesting. Great narration of the era.
Wow she's gorgeous,, you're an incredible artist!!!
First version is absolutely wonderful. Great work. Really impressive. Hope that this channel reaches million subs-totaly deserves it. LOVE IT!
I appreciate you mentioning that it's a myth and not Homer recounting truth, although seeing Helen that makes me a little sad. She seems like a gentle person.
Great video. Amazing. You're amazing. Helen is really captivating as a character and what you've done is just crazy. Btw I wanted to know the bgm you used in this video if you don't mind.
I still can’t believe that the images were created - they look like a photograph of somebody. It’s incredible.
Thank you for all your research and telling the story so concisely. Such an epic tale! Love your interpretive reconstruction of Helen, based on the limited description available and Greek beauty standards of the time. Would love to see a full or partial profile view as well.
Gorgeous as a strawberry blonde! The entire story and your voice made it an excellent video. Your art creation of Helen was so exciting- outstanding work!
As many times I have heard the story of Troy. This one really surprises me. Excellent video.
Your narration cadance, pronunciation, & obvious love for notable men & women of ancient history is what I figure, makes your video here, & others I've watched so interesting, & educational.
Your Mycenaean rendition of Hellen is precisely the type of woman I have pursued throughout my life. I imagine running my fingers through long, silky smooth brunette hair such as hers.
Your content is high quality, & quite enjoyable to learn from. Please never stop teaching us this wonderful culture of if our ancient past. Cheers!
Helen was beautiful for her time, and your recreation makes her absolutely AMAZING and beautiful for today. I'm falling for your recreation of her. Thank you very much for your diligence to bring as accurate a Helen to life.
Keep up the wonderful work.
As for your questions at the end, your recreation is even better than what I was imagining before... You raised the bar for me.
I begin crying with joy of the first energy in my life of thinking about Helen and what she might’ve looked like. This image is beyond my imagination in my curiosity.❤❤❤❤
Well done! The first view, I did like the dramatic makeup (without the monobrow). There was a cult of Helen for 500 years - it was reported that Helen appeared to retain her beauty into her fifties and was worshipped by some as a goddess. Xanthe as you pointed out, described a hair color range of auburn, light brown with golden highlights, to the color of wheat. This hair color range was highly regarded in the region and could probably be augmented with lemon, or henna, and sunlight. Very entertaining and informative, thank you so much for all your great work!
I love all the Helens✨ thank you for the wonderful channel, with each video I inevitably say WOW
beautifully put together , great story
The first recreation on the far left is the most beautiful! 💥
Your work is incredible!
Thanks for this great retelling of the Trojan War story ! I've been a fan of the Greek myths since my mother told them to me when I was little. All your versions of her face are gorgeous, but I always pictured her as a blue-eyed blonde.
Well recited, chapeau!