Helen of Troy

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Corrected entry: When Odysseus and Menelaus came to King Priam for the return of Helen, Odysseus addressed Priam as "High King Priam." The problem is that Troy does not have a high king and that the Greeks (who traded with Troy) should know that.

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Correction: Odysseus never addresses Priam as High King and neither does Menelaus.

Correction: The mini-series are only loosely based on the 'actual' story of the Trojan War, just like the movie Troy is.

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Factual error: Chinese men are shown in the Trojan marketplace wearing Manchu-style clothing, something they would not wear until the Chin Dynasty (late 17th century until the early 20th). Also, there are no records of the Chinese ever traveling to the West during the time period of the Trojan War (circa 1000 B.C.).

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Helen: Loving me kills people, destroys families, causes such grief you cannot imagine.

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