Helen of Troy
Jung believed anima development has four distinct levels of Eros, which in The Practice of Psychotherapy he named Eve, Helen of Troy, Mary, mother of Jesus and Sophia.
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When
- First attested
- 1200 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Term in Jungian psychology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sophia, fairy folk, Leda, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Opheltes, Eve, Mary, mother of Jesus, animus, elves, Cronus, Odysseus
- aspect of
- anima
- parent of
- Hermione, Aethiolas, Pleisthenes, Maraphius
- manifested by
- Ennoia, Helene Dendritis
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Jung believed anima development has four distinct levels of Eros, which in The Practice of Psychotherapy he named Eve, Helen of Troy, Mary, mother of Jesus and Sophia.”
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“Ab ovo is Latin for "from the beginning, the origin, the egg". The term is a reference to one of the twin eggs from which Helen of Troy was born. The eggs were laid by Leda after Zeus, disguised as a swan, either seduced and mated with or raped her, according to different versions.”
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“The celebrated artist Zeuxis, working on a painting of Helen of Troy, has selected five beautiful young woman from Crotone so that he can use a composite of them to create the ideal depiction.”
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“The plant's specific name, helenium, derives from Helen of Troy; elecampane is said to have sprung up from where her tears fell.”
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“and was named after Helen of Troy in Greek mythology.”
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