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According to Greek mythology, Helen of Troy (or Helen of Sparta). She was extremely beautiful and her abduction to Troy led to the Trojan war. She was married to Menelaus and loved by Paris of Troy; her daughter was Hermione. She had three sons, the youngest being Pleisthenes.
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∙ 14y agoThe Greek word for Greek is Hellene.
The story begins with the Golden apple of Discord dropped by the Furies angry at being slighted by Zeus, King of the Gods. The Apple was dropped in between 3 Greek Goddesses - Hera, the queen of the Gods; Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom; Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. The Apple was marked with the words : To The Fairest....
The 3 went to Zeus and asked him to decide to whom the Golden Apple belonged. Zeus was at his wits end and He could not make a fair decision as Hera was his wife and Athena his daughter so he asked them to go elsewhere and seek out Paris, the lost son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy who had been exiled at birth and was now living as a shepherd (The result of a Prophecy at the time of his birth which foretold that He would bring ruin to Troy and King Priam...)
Paris was made the judge between which goddess would receive the golden apple. Hera offered him all of Asia under his power, Athena offered him all the wisdom of the world, and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta. He chose Aphrodite.
Helen of Sparta was already married to King Menelaus of Mycenae following a protracted courtship by all the various Kings and Princes of the Greek City-States, who had sworn an oath at her wedding to come to her aid in times of need.
So when she was kidnapped he sent word to them and 1000 ships set sail to her rescue.
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∙ 13y agoHelen of Troy, in the Iliad, upon being seduced by Paris away from her Achaean husband: Menelaus.
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∙ 13y agoIt is written in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.
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∙ 12y agoThe face of Helen of Sparta, later Helen of Troy.
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What did the face that launched a thousand ships mean?
It was Paris who took Helen into Troy and so began the war we know as the Trojan War.
Her face is said to launch a thousand ships?
Helen of Troy, previously Helen of Sparta. She was kidnapped by Prince Paris of Troy because she was so beautiful, and her father the king of Sparta launched a thousand ships to save her.
What is the definition of allusion 'a face that launched a thousand ships'?
This was said about the beautiful Helen of Troy. The quote is from the play 'Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe (c. 1600).
Was this the face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the topless towers of illium?
This is a quote from Christopher Marlowes Dr Faustus. It is spoken when the devil (Mephistopheles) shows the spirit of Helen of Troy.
In mythoology whose face was said to have launched thousand ship?
Helen of Troy.
What phrase is associated with Helen of troy?
The face that launched a thousand ships.
What is Helen of troy's famous quote?
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand shipsAnd burnt the topless towers of Ilium?This was written by Christopher Marlowe in Doctor Faustusin sometime between 1590 and 1604.
Is ''The face that launched a thousand ships'' a heroic couplet?
No. In the tale of Paris and Helen, aka the Trojan War, the "Face That Launched A Thousand Ships" was Helena's, because she was so beautiful that (basically) the war was started over her.
What was Helen of Troy known as?
Helen of TroyHelen of Sparta'The face that launched a thousand ships'
What is the origin of 'she had a face that could launch a thousand ships'?
Helen of Troy
What are two quotes of Helen of Troy?
"Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?" "Beauty is a curse on the world. It keeps us from seeing who the real monsters are."
In your opinion what is the most romantic name?
Helen, after Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships.
What does the ship have to do with the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy was kidnapped, and she was said to have a face that launched a thousand ships.
What does a doe have to do with the Trojan war?
Helen of Troy was kidnapped, and she was said to have a face that launched a thousand ships.
Who set the sail of a thousand ships and why?
Helen of Troy. She is referred to as the "face that launched a thousand ships". Basically she was kidnapped by Paris of Troy and the Trojan wars erupted to get her back, launching a Spartan invasion (of a thousand ships). The story is part of the myths of Ancient Greece, the actual line "Launched a thousand ships" is from a Marlowe play written in the 1600's based on those myths.
Where did the word 'Trojan' derive from?
The ancient city of Troy, whose beautiful Helen of Troy was at one point captured, subsequently launching a thousand ships for her rescue (the face that launched a thousand ships).
Is term the face that launched a thousand ships in the Bible?
No. It is a figure of speech used in Greek Mythology referring to Helen of Troy.
