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What is the origin of 'she had a face that could launch a thousand ships'?
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Helen of Troy
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What collective noun could be used to describe a thousand ships?
The collective noun armada will serve for any number ships; an armada of a thousand ships. There is no particular word for a thousand of ships.
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 Greek god launched a thousand ships?
Helen of Sparta or as she is other known Helen of Troy was the face to launch a thousand ships. She was not a god but the queen of Sparta who was kidnapped by Paris and taken to Troy. In result starting the Trojan War.
How many ships could be launched by a face with 1.00 millihelen of beauty?
Helen of Troy has been described as "the face that launched a thousand ships". If we define the amount of beauty required to do that as "one helen", then one millihelen would be sufficient to launch 1 ship, assuming it's a linear equation.
Why was Helen called the face that launched a thousand ships?
Helen was called "the face that launched a thousand ships" because her abduction by Paris of Troy was believed to be the catalyst that started the Trojan War. This event led Greek forces, led by Agamemnon, to launch a military expedition to Troy to reclaim Helen, resulting in a long and bloody conflict.
The eyes that sunk a thousand ships?
probably belonged to Helen of Troy, though Superman could feasibly sink that many ships with laser beams from his eyes.
What does the expression 'a face that would launch a thousand ships' mean?
It means that the person is extremely beautiful. It is in reference to Helen of Troy from Greek mythology, who was so incredibly beautiful that she was the main factor in the Trojan war.
Did the Greeks in the Trojan war have better ships?
If the Trojans had any ships at all, and even if they were better than the Greek ships, the Greeks still had many more ships. Perhaps the "thousand ships" was poetic license, but the Trojans could not possibly have matched the Greeks at sea.
What is the name of the song with lyrics 'cause I've sent a thousand ships to you?
If you want to listen to it on you tube than you can type 1000 ships otherwise type in a thousand ships
What was Helen of Troy's nickname?
the face that caused 1000 ships to launch
How could ships weighing thousand of pounds float in the water while a small coin sinks right to the bottom?
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How many ships were involved in D-day?
five thousand five thousand five thousand five thousand
