During the Trojan War, Odysseus revealed himself to Helen after he stole into Troy disguised as a beggar to plot the ambush by the wooden horse. Although she swore not to
betray him, there was some ambiguity surrounding the motivation of her actions when
Odysseus and his men returned in the horse. We are told by King Menelaus, who was
with Odysseus inside the Trojan Horse, that Helen walked around the horse three times,
patting it and imitating the voices of the wives of the soldiers inside—trying to provoke
the soldiers to give themselves away. King Menelaus interprets her behaviors, again, as
induced by a god who favored Troy. What are some other possible motives for Helen's
behavior?