Helen and Menelaus' child

Also known as: my sweet child · Family: Other · Role: child · First appears: Book XIV · Part 1

Book XIV · Part 1

• parent: Helen (Helen refers to her child; the passage does not name the child.) “Oftentimes did I essay By the death-noose to perish wretchedly, Or by the bitter sword; but still they stayed Mine hand, and still spake comfortable words To salve my grief for thee and my sweet child.”
• parent: Menelaus (The child is understood from Helen's address to Menelaus and reference to their old love.) “Oftentimes did I essay By the death-noose to perish wretchedly, Or by the bitter sword; but still they stayed Mine hand, and still spake comfortable words To salve my grief for thee and my sweet child.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.