Helen and the Teichoscopia

From The Iliad by Homer
Helen identifies the Greek heroes from the walls of Troy for King Priam, while the Trojan elders marvel at her beauty even as they wish her gone.
Book 3:121-244

The 'view from the walls'; elders compare Helen to a goddess; she names Agamemnon, Odysseus, and Ajax.

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