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Helen of Troy

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In classical mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world, a daughter of Zeus by Leda. Her abduction by Paris led to the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). Helen's was “the face that launched a thousand ships”: the entire Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back. (See Judgment of Paris.)

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Helen, Helena, Helene, Helengrad, helenium, Helen of Troy, Helga, Helgi, Helgoland, heli-, heliacal
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