Helping women keep well Book

A book with many subjects centered on one figure, Helen of Troy. The footnotes should be read as they add immensely to one's knowledge regarding the interconnectedness of philosophy, cultural development, history, mythology, religion and misogyny. The author argues that Helen, whether a historical figure or not, was a symbol of all women. As an image she stands in for that which men desire most, power. One must also consider the book a bit of literary criticism because it analyzes, in ways, various Greek plays and stories.