La Belle Hélène

Waarom heet La Belle Hélène zo? De Encyclopaedia Britannica biedt uitkomst:

"Helen
Greek Helene, in Greek legend, the most beautiful woman of Greece and the indirect cause of the Trojan War. She was daughter of Zeus, either by Leda or by Nemesis, and sister of the Dioscuri. She was also the sister of Clytemnestra, who married Agamemnon, and wife of Menelaus, Agamemnon's younger brother. "

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