In that context, I have been pondering on the names of the Greek version.
The name Helen is easily attested as Old Norse Hleiði i.e. same as modern English lady and not a proper given name.
Castor is very Nordic-ish name: kas-tor 'Fire-Thor' or kast-tor 'throw-out-Thor' - in Frá Fornjóti version, they are the sons of king Thorri going out to the wider world.
The name Pollux was far more difficult to decode. I was reminded that expression Aunuksen Karjala (modern-day Olonets) ended up as "Inauxis" in Gothic Jordanes' Latin-language Getica work, along with other listed Finnic peoples. If same happened with the Pollux, as is possible via the above Phoenician Dioscuri-Finns link, it could be derived from Pallas the fell, in Lappish Bállasduottar. Pollux could be derived from native forms Pallaksen~something, akin to Aunuksen Karjala > Inauxis.
In OL narrative one of the armies goes the way of Lappland, which is mostly glossed over, whereas in Norse versions (e.g. Fundinn Noregr) the meeting of Lapps and Finns during that movement, that really once historically took place, is detailed at length. Pallas fells are a notable landmark fell range in that very direction. If so, it means Pollux-Pallas is Nórr of Norse version and Ma-Gog (land-Gog) of Biblical lore (Sumerian version on two Gutian armies does not differentiate between the two). Castor is Górr, the unknown southern one in OL version and the one who goes the sea-route of islands in Norse version and Gog in Biblical lore.
king Thorri son of Snæ 'snow' < Iku-Tiera son of Niera (nietos = snow heap)
deified prince THÍR in OL < Iku-Tiera
En-nun-Tarah-Ana (SKL)
Terah son of Nahor
Nórr < Finn. norja 'lithe' (shape of Norway in map)
one of the two unnamed Gutian armies in ABC19
Ma-Gog 'land-Gog'
Pollux < Pallas, Palkaskero the notable landmarks enroute (paljas = open area)
possibly Hrærek (see below)
Górr < Finn. korea 'decorated' (appears in SKVR poetry)
one of the two unnamed Gutian armies in ABC19
Gog (< Górr)
Castor < kast-tor 'cast-away son of king Thorri'
possiby Siggeir (Siggeir < Górr)
princess Gói < Finn. aamunkoi, kointähti 'Venus-star' from koittaa 'to begin, start'
Helen of Troy < Hleiði 'lady' of Ódainsakr
As Old Norse Ódáinsakr is the same as the native Odenmaa mythos situationed in Uusimaa in Bock saga, that includes a Trojaborg 'Troy-castle' in it, we get the root-source for the Norse authors of the Hleiði variant story.
Whereas the Norse version focusing on the Scandinavia is based on the Oera Linda version, with overlays of astronomical nature (brothers of different elevations seeking princess named 'Venus' = tilted tracking device for measuring Venus's movements in sky) and the Finnish king list genealogies (native name forms in SKVR poetry).
All in all these resulted in the apocalyptical literature, based on situation encountered not just in Fennoscandia, but also in Levant (4.2 kiloyear event and Gutians) and later 1200 BC in eastern Mediterranean (presumed Turkey, see here), of which confusion the later Christian-era Norse association of Thor and Odin with Turkey and Constantinople. The original c. 2000 BC situation took place in Fennoscandia, as is evident by comparing the various textual versions (here and here).
Textually the Siggeir and his brother Hrærek, the Permian-Finnish princes, take the role of Nórr and Górr in Frá Fornjóti, but have been for whatever literary reason been deforked as parallel Finnish house, instead of older more original brothers-and-sisters motif (that can be dated to c. 1800 BC). Thus it seems the Norse authors too duplicated the core-story, wanting this time to underline the Troyan and astronomical elements (e.g. name choice Hleiði 'lady' instead of Gói 'Venus-star').
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