Hellenic Greece
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Helen of Troy is a complex fusion of myth, possible Bronze Age memory, and pre-Greek goddess worship. While not a historical individual, her legend explores agency, beauty’s power, and war’s causes. From Spartan cults to Homeric epic, she endures as a timeless symbol of desire and destruction.
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Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 355–415 AD) was a renowned Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. A revered teacher and political advisor, her brutal murder by a Christian mob transformed her into a timeless symbol: a martyr for philosophy, a victim of fanaticism, and an enduring feminist icon.