had enjoyed my time in Troy for many reasons. The first was my taste for Ancient History and Greek civilisation. The second was the Helen myth; the Spartan princess over whom kings and princes fought. My own name is Heleny, so, out of curiosity, I searched for the meaning, and, of course, the answer was: Heleny is a variation of Helena (Greek). Following the trail on the Internet, the next aspect to discover was the meaning of the name itself. Some scholars consider Helena a variant of the Greek word that means “torch”. A further possibility is Helena derives from the Greek ‘Selene’, goddess of the moon. I definitely preferred the latter.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://helenycampoy.com/2018/08/22/ottomabridge-greektemple-baklava/