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For fun, let's look at how actual Greeks translate this line of the Odyssey into modern Greek. When Helen calls herself κυνώπιδος, the Greeks translate that into άθλιας σκύλας, which means "a wretched bitch." I don't know about you, but I trust the Greeks more than Emily Wilson.

Emily Wilson completely changed the meaning of a key word in the Odyssey to make it seem like Helen of Troy didn't blame herself for starting the Trojan War, when in fact the text makes it clear that she did. In 4.145-146, Helen calls herself κυνώπιδος (dog-faced). This is an insult meaning "shameless." It is commonly used to refer to unfaithful lovers. For example, it is used elsewhere in the Odyssey (8.319) to refer to Aphrodite after she cheats on Hephaestus with Ares. Fagles translates 4.145-146 to: "all you Achaeans fought at Troy, launching your headlong battles just for my sake, shameless whore that I was.” Lattimore translates 4.145-146 to: "for the sake of shameless me, the Achaians went beneath Troy, their hearts intent upon reckless warfare." Wilson completely changes the meaning of κυνώπιδος to "hounded" (she is trying to be cute by translating 'dog-faced' to a word that still relates to dogs, even though its actual meaning is completely unrelated). She then applies this word to the Achaeans, saying that they were hounded, not Helen. Her translation is in the image below. This is obviously an ideological change that she made because she personally believes Helen shouldn't be blamed for the Trojan War. She deliberated distorted the meaning of one of the foundational texts of Western literature to conform with her modern beliefs.

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Anybody who says that Iranians can’t be mad about the way King Xerxes was portrayed in 300 because it was based on a comic book… It really doesn’t matter that it was based on a comic book. The point is, most people will never take an interest in ancient Persia. When anybody mentions ancient Persia, this is the image that will come to mind. Iranians have the same right to be angry as Greeks are over Helen of Troy. More people watch movies than read history. It’s a sad fact. How we portray figures from history or specific cultural contexts, therefore, matters.

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