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Helen, the daughter of the god Zeus and the mortal Leda, was described as the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the wife of Menelaus, brother to King Agamemnon of Sparta. The Trojan prince Paris kidnapped her, and in vengence Agamemnon "launched a thousand ships" to Troy in order to wage war (the Trojan War, specifically, which is detailed in Homer's The Illiad) and bring Helen back to Sparta.
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∙ 13y agoHelen of Troy, when she ran away with Paris (a Trojan prince) her husband Menelaus (king of Sparta) and his brother Agamemnon (king of Myceneae) set sail with a Greek army to bring her back, prompting the Trojan War
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∙ 13y agoQueen Helen of Sparta. In English she is often called Helen of Troy.
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Whose faced lauched a thousand ships?
Helen Of Troy. It is said she was so beautiful and desirable that a war was fought over her. The thousand ships is a reference to the invasion fleet sent into battle.
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).
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.
What was the role of women in the fall of Troy?
According to legend, the war which lead to the fall of Troy was over a woman, the beautiful "Helen", she whose face launched a thousand ships.
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
How many ships were involved in D-day?
five thousand five thousand five thousand five thousand
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.
Who was the faced that launched a thousand ships was that of?
I believe it was Helen of Troy.
Whose face launched a thosand ships?
Helen of Troy
What phrase is associated with Helen of troy?
The face that launched a thousand ships.
How many champion ships they won?
A thousand... launched by Helen of Troy...
What is the weight of the ocean liner?
Cruise ships weigh thousand of tons.
