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What does it mean?
Historical disasters like the fall of Troy are blamed on the influence of a specific woman.
In plain terms
Some events are blamed on the power of a dangerous woman.
What can you take from it?
Attributing large tragedies to individuals is a common historical narrative.

Where it applies

  • historical analysis
  • storytelling
  • blame games

Putting it to work

  • question blame narratives
  • study historical causes

Questions to consider

  • Who do we blame for big failures?
  • Do single people cause wars?

Another view

It reduces complex historical events to individual personal influence.

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