How did Helen escape?

Answer 1

In Homer's version of The Odyssey, Helen escapes after the Trojan Horse, which is a gift to Troy, came past the gates of Troy and destroys Troy in flames.

Before the horse enters, Odesseus disguises to dress as a beggar. To achieve the look, he "...first, given himself an outrageuos beating and thrown some rags on",

then enters the city of Troy. When reaches Helen, she realizes Odysseus as he tells exactly what his fighters were going to do to get through the gates of Troy and rescue Helen.

So Helen knew the plan that the Akhaians or Achaeans (Greeks) were passing the gates of Troy by a gifted wooden creature, the Trojan Horse.

After entering, the fighters came out when the Ilians or Iliad (Trojans) were sleeping and put the city in ruins.

As a result, Helen escaped from the destroyed city and was returned back to Menelaus as husband and wife in Sparta.