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Who was the Trojan prince who kidnapped Helen of troy?
Paris kidnapped Helen and brought her back to Troy.
Who was kidnapped that caused the Trojan war?
Helen was not kidnapped, she enthusiastically ran off with Paris, and stole her husband's Menelaus' treasures as well to take with her..
Was the people in troy and Greece happy about Paris and Helen?
No - the Greeks were furious that Helen had been kidnapped and brought to their enemy's land, Troy, so they attacked Troy.
Who rescued Helen when she was kidnapped ny theseus?
Theseus kidnapped Helen when she was around the age of 12-14 (it varies) because he and his friend Pirithous wanted to marry daughters of Zeus. They casted lots and Theseus got Helen while Pirithous got Persephone. When Theseus went with Pirithous to Hades to kidnap Persephone, Helen's elder brothers Castor and Polydueces (or Pollux) came after their sister. They went to Athens first, but soon found out that she was with Theseus' mother Aethra. They threatened war if she wasn't returned, and since Theseus was gone, there wasn't really anything to stop them from retrieving their sister. When she returned, she was sought after by many suitors. Menelaus won her hand and they were married. It wasn't until after that that Paris kidnapped her. Whether or not Helen was kidnapped by Paris or went willingly with him is never clarified in the Iliad and other sources have varying ideas surrounding this. (I added the Paris information, because the previous answer for this question said that Helen was only kidnapped by Paris, and wasn't really kidnapped since she went willingly..)
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.
