Abstract

MORENILLA TALENS, Carmen. To die by Sword, Helen, vv. 298-302. Nova tellus [online]. 2014, vol.31, n.2, pp.43-64. ISSN 0185-3058.

Some of Euripides’ tragic characters reflect upon the best means of committing suicide. One of them is the Helen of the homonymous tragedy, particularly in lines 298 ff., which have been generally suppressed by the editors. This article emphasizes the authenticity of these lines where Helen expresses a preference for a death by sword, providing also the reasons behind such preference.

Keywords : Euripides; Helen; suicide.