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Florence Pugh (/pjuː/ PEW; born 3 January 1996) is an English actress. After making her acting debut in the drama film The Falling (2014), Pugh gained praise for starring in the independent drama Lady Macbeth (2016) and the miniseries The Little Drummer Girl (2018). Her international breakthrough came in 2019 with her portrayals of professional wrestler Paige in the sports film Fighting with My Family, a despondent American woman in the horror film Midsommar, and Amy March in the period drama Little Women. For the last of these, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Pugh has played Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in the films Black Widow (2021) and Thunderbolts* (2025) and the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021). In her highest-grossing releases, she voiced Goldilocks in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) and portrayed Jean Tatlock in Oppenheimer (2023) and Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two (2024). She also continued to gain praise for her performances in dramas such as We Live in Time (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Florence Pugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Trojan War is a legendary conflict from Greek mythology, sparked by the abduction of Helen by the Trojan prince Paris. Helen, who was married to Menelaus of Sparta, was taken to Troy, prompting a massive Greek expedition led by Agamemnon to reclaim her. The war lasted for ten years, with key figures like Achilles, Hector, and Odysseus playing pivotal roles. Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, withdrew from the fighting after a dispute with Agamemnon, but returned after the death of his close friend Patroclus. After a series of heroic duels and divine interventions, the Greeks used the cunning tactic of the Trojan Horse to infiltrate and sack the city. The fall of Troy marked the end of the war, but many Greek heroes faced difficult journeys home, with Odysseus enduring a long voyage as told in the Odyssey. The war’s aftermath led to the eventual founding of Rome through the Trojan hero Aeneas.
