Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse, 1891, Oldham Gallery, via Art UK
What is a Millihelen?
The amount of Helen’s face needed to launch one ship.
They didn’t include one of the few Greek Goddesses I know of: Cassandra.
Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy.
She was a trojan priestess, dedicated to the god Apollo.
Apollo wanted Cassandra to remain with him. He gave her the gift of prophecy in order to impress her.
At first, Cassandra said she would remain with him forevermore, but soon after, she changed her mind.
Apollo could not undo his bestowment of prophecy for Cassandra, but he could add to it, as revenge for choosing to leave him.
From that point, Cassandra was fated to utter true prophecies, but was never believed by anyone.
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It is a wonder through the millennia how a woman can reduce a powerful man.
Wow, someone was on their period when they wrote this. Oh, sorry.