Cult Helen of Troy

helen s worship present on opposite bank of eurotas @ therapne, shared shrine menelaus , dioscuri. shrine has been known menelaion (the shrine of menelaus), , believed spot helen buried alongside menelaus. despite name, both shrine , cult belonged helen; menelaus added later husband. isocrates writes @ therapne helen , menelaus worshiped gods, , not heroes. clader argues that, if indeed helen worshiped goddess @ therapne, powers should largely concerned fertility, or solar deity. there evidence helen s cult in hellenistic sparta: rules sacrificing , holding feasts in honor extant.

helen worshiped in attica along brothers, , on rhodes helen dendritis (helen of trees, Έλένα Δενδρῖτις); vegetation or fertility goddess. martin f. nilsson has argued cult in rhodes has roots minoan, pre-greek era, when helen allegedly worshiped vegetation goddess. claude calame , other scholars try analyze affinity between cults of helen , artemis orthia, pointing out resemblance of terracotta female figurines offered both deities.