Within the poem The Iliad, written by Homer, there are different stories of the epic battles undertaken between the men of Greece and Troy. These men fought constantly for ten years. A person might think that a battle that might continue for that period of time might be over a difference in religion, or perhaps because a king wanted to acquire more land. No, this war was fought over one thing, a woman. No one disputes the beauty of the woman named Helen. However, some may question the character of this immortal beauty within the text of Homer's epic poem. Was Helen a deceitful and scheming woman, a victim of circumstance, or was she simply at the mercy of the gods? Who was the woman who, as Christopher Marlowe stated, was “the face that launched a thousand ships”? The motivations behind Helen's words and actions have been analyzed over the years. In one example FJ Groten, Jr., author of the article Homer's Helen, clearly saw Helen as a victim. This view is validated within the poem The Iliad which begins with Nestor's speech. At this moment the Greeks feel defeated and tired of the war and prepare for the journey home. Nestor encourages the men to continue their fight and that the treatment of the Trojan women should be similar to the miseries Helen had to endure. This statement certainly implies that the Greeks believed that Helen had been captured against her will (Homer 43). Groten uses many of the lines from the Iliad to show Helen's plight. He states that she is “clearly distressed by all the misery she holds herself responsible for” (Groten 34). Groten's evidence for his explanations of Helen's emotions is in the making of the tapestry, in which he is creating a work of art depicting the Greeks and Trojans in battle. Helen's final appearance in the Iliad is at Hector's funeral, saying “In all Troy who will