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Oh Helena

from Corporation Pop! by emperor penguin

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Helena, Helena Augusta, or Saint Helena (/ˈhɛlənə/; Greek: Ἁγία Ἑλένη, Hagía Helénē; Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; c. 246/248 AD – c. 330 AD), was an Empress of the Roman Empire, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. Born outside of the noble classes, she became the consort of the future Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of the future Emperor Constantine the Great.

Helen was also the name of the woman said to have been the most beautiful in the world. She was believed to have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and was the sister of Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux, Philonoe, Phoebe and Timandra. She was married to King Menelaus of Sparta.

The usual tradition is that after the goddess Aphrodite promised her to Paris in the Judgement of Paris, she was seduced by Paris and carried off to Troy. This resulted in the Trojan War when the Achaeans set out to reclaim her.

From Barbed Wire and Brass E​.​P., originally released October 16, 2020.

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Red-haired daughter with the palest arms
Weaving and weeping all day
The fairest one among the women
Veils her face in shining linen.

Robe made of silk from a distant land
slippers that glitter with gold
Compromising circumstances
Would not repel his bold advances
He leads the cavalcade
He’s at the head of the parade
He’s got two wives and two religions

Oooooh, Helena
Oooooh, Helena
Oh, Helena
Oh, Helena

Rome was her oyster but the seafood spoiled
So, she turned her back on the world
She left her father, lost her mother
Kept away from all the others
Something in a dream
Led the seekers to the scene
Turning suffering to devotion

Oooooh, Helena
Oooooh, Helena
Oh, Helena
Oh, Helena

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from Corporation Pop!, released January 30, 2021

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